Recommender (former professor) wants to see my grades for graduate school. My last year and a half was stellar, but before that I have a smattering of Cs (five). Should I say anything? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 4, 2009 - 13 answers

TherapyFilter: Asking for a friend of a friend—can anyone recommend a competent therapist accessible to someone living in Richmond, Virginia... especially someone especially good at handling issues of anxiety and panic? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 26, 2009 - 1 answer

Can you recommend a dermatologist in Seattle who is likely to prescribe Accutane when I ask for it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 17, 2009 - 3 answers

How do I write a letter of reference for someone I previously supervised and am ambivalent about? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 6, 2009 - 21 answers

Family/Relationship Therapist in Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley area recommendations? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 11, 2008 - 2 answers

I recently sent out several job applications that required letters of recommendation from a professor. The professor's secretary sent me a box of letters that were sealed, mail-merged, and addressed to each recipient, with the intention that I drop the letter inside the application package. (This is standard operating procedure, as far as I know.) I ended up not sending a few applications for which I received letters because the recipients later indicated that no positions were available. The application period is now over and I was not offered a position. I will not reuse these letters in the future. May I ethically open the remaining sealed envelopes and read the letter?
posted by anonymous on Jan 10, 2006 - 41 answers