What Would You Do When A Professor Tells You to Draft Your Own Recommendation? [more inside]
posted by easilyconfused on Mar 18, 2011 - 25 answers

How do I ask for letters of recommendation for grad school when I can't meet with the professors in person? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 13, 2011 - 22 answers

Grad school application crisis: one of my professors who agreed to write a recommendation is completely flaking out. I've tried my best to communicate my needs, but she seems either too busy or suddenly, inexplicably disinterested in cooperating. I don't want to alienate her but I don't want to get screwed over when one of my references went off the grid. [more inside]
posted by zoomorphic on Dec 10, 2009 - 30 answers

How do I get to know my professors better (without coming off as a brown noser)? [more inside]
posted by champthom on Dec 3, 2006 - 27 answers