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In your senior year, if not before, you will probably want
to approach your professors for letters of recommendation.
Professors get lots of these requests, so it is in your interest
to follow these guidelines:
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ask for the letters well in advance of the deadlines
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provide copies of all the forms required, including stamps
on the envelopes the recommender is to send separately
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give the recommender a copy of the written statement
or letter you will be sending with your application; if
you plan far enough in advance, the recommender might
be willing to look at a draft of this letter and make
suggestions for its improvement
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give the recommender a separate note indicating what
elements of your qualifications the recommender should
emphasize, a list of the courses (with quarters and grades)
you have taken from the recommender, and possibly a writing
sample from one of those courses to remind the recommender
of your work
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check back with the recommender a bit before the deadline
to inquire, gently, if the letter has been sent; you might
want to provide the recommender a stamped, self-addresses
postcard and ask the recommender to send it to you when
the recommendation goes in the mail.
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