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SuitCoatBassis
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Hello,
this has been concerning me for a while now. I've seen online many testimonials about how important recommendation letters are for acceptance into a graduate program.
I only have minimal research experience as of now, and I'm currently working at an internship I will likely be doing until I graduate.
Generally, it seems as if one would require 3 letters. If I do research with a professor and make a strong impression with him or her, that could get me a letter. My concern is where do the other letters come from? Where do admissions departments like to see letters from BESIDE research professors?
I'm just concerned because I go to a smaller-end school and my research opportunities are quite limited. No professors at my school are really involved in what I am interested in pursuing in grad school, so I feel like my rec. letters will need to be good enough to outweigh the irrelevance of the research I do.
My main question is how can I get more than one good rec. letter?
Any advice to someone in this situation? I'd be very grateful. Thanks!
-Stan
this has been concerning me for a while now. I've seen online many testimonials about how important recommendation letters are for acceptance into a graduate program.
I only have minimal research experience as of now, and I'm currently working at an internship I will likely be doing until I graduate.
Generally, it seems as if one would require 3 letters. If I do research with a professor and make a strong impression with him or her, that could get me a letter. My concern is where do the other letters come from? Where do admissions departments like to see letters from BESIDE research professors?
I'm just concerned because I go to a smaller-end school and my research opportunities are quite limited. No professors at my school are really involved in what I am interested in pursuing in grad school, so I feel like my rec. letters will need to be good enough to outweigh the irrelevance of the research I do.
My main question is how can I get more than one good rec. letter?
Any advice to someone in this situation? I'd be very grateful. Thanks!
-Stan