How long should I give a prof to write a letter of recommendation for a graduate school application?

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• A professor with whom I did my research internship is asking me to write my own recommendation letter for my graduate school. How should I write it?

  I did a research  internship  under  a professor  in the area of material science engineering  at one of the top 10 university in the world. Now for my graduate  application  he is asking  me  to  write  a draft of the letter  myself.  How should I write...

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  Howdie. Thank you for asking. If I were put into this situation, I would write two letters. One letter...

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• Can I ask a current PhD student to write my recommendation letter for graduate school applications?

  I'm looking for relevant candidates to write my grad school recommendation letters for my masters program application (in psychology). I worked closely under a PhD student in a research internship and she probably knows me far better than her professor...

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  Of course. You will have several letters of recommendation submitted on your behalf.  At least two should...

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• How common is it for an academic reference for graduate school to agree to write a letter of recommendation and then never follow through?

  One of my academic references, (let's call him Mark) agreed to write a letter for me back in September for a program which has a December 31st application deadline. As of December 8th, he has still not started the process. In addition, he has stopped...

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  I have found that most of the time submitting a letter is low on their list of priorities. This is not...

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• Regarding my graduate school application, should the emails of my professors, who are going to write recommendation letters, contain the domain name of his\her institution?

  Because they give me regular emails?

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  Yes, I agree with the previous answer: it is better for the email address that you tell a graduate school...

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• Applying and preparing for grad school in the computational sciences

  I'm heavily considering pursuing a PhD focused on statistical and computational approaches to scientific problems, mostly those in the biological or cognitive sciences. This is my third year of undergraduate studies, and while I have some research experience...

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  What's the rush? You will be well-served for a number of reasons to wait. I think as a general rule...

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• What is more important in a letter of recommendation out of the following?

  I've two choices: 1. Either I should take a Letter of Recommendation, from a faculty who may not be as famous, but they write what exactly they have seen in me, which qualifies me for Graduate School. For example citing examples such as me coming with...

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  There is a tendency that people are habituated to watch the "messenger" instead of reading...

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• Letter of Recommendation Deadline?

  I am in the process of applying to graduate school and my deadline for admissions is approaching in 3 days and counting. Currently all of my material has been submitted with my application, except for my last recommendation. I sent her the material in...

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  I would call her and leave a voicemail reminder if she doesn't pick up. Maybe her emails have been piling...

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• With my qualifications, what graduate schools should I apply to study machine learning?

  First, I want to thank Prof. Ben Y. Zhao for many of his insightful posts regarding graduate studies in computer science. I've been thinking a lot about doing a PhD and reading his answers has definitely been very helpful on helping me making up my mind...

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  Short Answer. I think you'll get into some top 10 places.  The industry experience is a plus.  Percentiles...

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• I disappointed a teacher who is writing my recommendation letter for college?

  I'm a senior in high school with a 4.0 cumulative GPA and I applied to my dream college and its Honors Program. In order to have a complete application and be considered, I need a recommendation letter from a teacher. The recommendation letter has to...

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  for starters just be a little more calm. this is your teacher we are talking about they have a lot of...

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