For students asking for recommendation letter(s)
First and foremost, remind me of all our academic interactions: the courses you
took with me (including "Research seminar"), if I was a member of the evaluation
committee of your thesis, and anything else you think may be important and that
I might forget.
If I agreed to write a recommendation:
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Do not invent your own deadlines -- I am following all emails carefully, and
observe their deadlines.
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Do not send me reminders -- they are just annoying and contribute nothing to
the successful completion of your application.
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Do not advise me "to check the spam folder" -- as an adult and yet not
completely senile person, I learned to handle my emails long time ago.
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Do not suggest to write recommendation instead of me, and do not send me
"samples" -- in the civilized world recommendation letters are written by
the recommender and not by the recommendee.
- Good luck!
Created: Sat Mar 1 2025
Last modified: Tue Mar 4 2025 07:24:13 CET