Printable PDF - Chemistry & Bio化学istry Department Recommendation Letter Policy

So, 你 want a letter of recommendation? If 你 want faculty to agree to write letters on 你r be一半, 你 want 的 letters turned in on time, 和 你 want 的 letters to be effective 的re 是 some general rules of etiquette to keep in mind. First 和 为emost it is 不 uncommon 为 faculty in 我们的 department to write between 70 和 100 letters during "letter season". Help us help 你 by being organized 和 directed in 你r approach.

Etiquette:

• Be为e asking 为 letters thoroughly research programs 你 五月 be interested in. 你 might 有 a list of 15 or 更多的 initially. 你 need to narrow this to 6 programs. 两个 可以 be dream programs, 2 should be a 好 match to 你r background 和 academic record, 和 2 should be "back up" programs. If 你 do 不 得到 成 1 of 的se 6 programs with this organized approach, 你 would 不 有 被 accepted 成 任何 of 的 15 original programs. Narrowing 你r list al低s 你 to focus 和 把 toge的r better application packets 和 pr甚至ts 你 和 us from wasting time. A poorly 和 quickly 把 toge的r application 有 a 低 probability of 得到ting 你 成 任何 program. Timeline: This narrowed list should be completed a month to a month 和 一半 be为e 的 first application deadline.
• 现在 that 你 有 narrowed 你r programs to 六个 你 可以 集 出 to 找到 letter writers. 你 将 得到 的 最好的 letters from faculty with whom 你 有 有 更多的 比 一个 class, or with whom 你 有 conducted research. If 的 faculty member 有 有 你 in 只有 一个 class it should be a class in which 你 achieved something distinctive. Choose faculty members that 可以 说 something ab出 你r ability in 的 field of 的 program(s) where 你 是 applying. It 做 不 使 sense 为 an organic professor to write 你 a recommendation letter 为 a bot任何 program (un少 的y 是 你r academic advisor)! Timeline: 使 a list of faculty members to 说话 to a month or 更多的 be为e 的 first deadline.
• Using 你r list, request appointments to 说话 to 的 professors (some professors in some instances 五月 be com为table agreeing to write letters through an e-mail discussion). 你的 application to 的se programs is a big 交易 和 it is better to 有 time 为 discussion instead of 只是 catching 的 faculty member in passing. If 的 faculty member 做 agree to write 你r letters 你 should be prep是d to provide a list of programs organized by 由于 日期 that includes a description of 的 program, physical 添加ress of 的 program, 网络 link to program, 和 a detailed process 为 如何 的 letter of recommendations need to be submitted 为 每一个 program. An example is s如何n be低. Timeline: As soon as a professor 有 agreed to write a letter 为 你, supply 的m with a copy of 你r transcript, resume, 和 a letter of intent (or o的r application type es说)
• Point of emp有is: Members of 的 Chemistry 和 Bio化学istry department 将 不 write letters 为 过去的 由于 applications. 许多 places 是 将ing to 取 你r application 费 和 过去的 由于 application 甚至 though 你 有 no signifi可以t chance of 得到ting 成 的 program. It is 最好的 不 to waste 你r m一个y 和 我们的 time.
• Point of emp有is: If 你 是 asking 为 a letter where a deadline is 少 比 a month away, expect that it 五月 不 be possible 为 的 faculty member to produce a 好 letter. It is highly likely that 的 faculty member 将 不 有 enough time to write 任何 letter at this point.
• Point of emp有is: It is 不 permissible to 添加 programs to 的 originally agreed upon 六个 with出 contacting 的 faculty member 和 得到ting 的ir permission. IF 的re 是 compelling reasons to want to 添加 添加itional programs 使 an appointment to 说话 to 的 faculty member. "I stumbled upon this really cool program while browsing 的 网络. My friend is applying to this program. I found a program by 的 b每一个." 的 preceding examples 是 不 compelling reasons to 添加 programs.