What must you do in a class to get a good Letter of Recommendation?
What must you do in a class to get a good Letter of Recommendation?
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I attended office hours, did well on all exams and labs and I asked good questions in class. I asked for my letter near the end of the semester.
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Do a good job and try to get noticed. This can be a little tough if you're in huge lecture halls with 200-300 other students. This was very hard for me since I was a post-bacc and took only the required sciences, and can imagine that non-science majors might suffer from the same difficulty.
If possible, I would suggest drafting a personal statement as early as possible, and then giving it to the letter writer, and maybe with a CV if possible. This can help them move away from a generic letter...
If possible, I would suggest drafting a personal statement as early as possible, and then giving it to the letter writer, and maybe with a CV if possible. This can help them move away from a generic letter...
This kind of goes without saying, but after you do well in the class, attend office hours, and get to know the professor, ask for a STRONG LOR, and not just A LOR.
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How can this not have been said? GO TO CLASS every session and sit somewhere near the front. (The very front row can be obnoxious.) I also liked @J Senpai's suggestion to ask for a strong LOR near the end of the semester and @Planes2Doc's suggestion to bring a CV. Hopefully, the professor will have noticed you by now, but if s/he hasn't, they'll still have time to 'take a look' and fake it.
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I have to suggest NOT giving the LOR writer a CV or PS. You want them to write from their experience of you, not to rehash secondhand information from your PS and CV.
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Is it appropriate to ask for a STRONG LOR?
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A little excessive here.
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It depends on where you are. Treating a professor out to lunch is a very common practice at my school.
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We go to our profs houses at least once a semester here for some classes. Going to lunch with them wouldn't be weird either. Some places are different than others.
