Recommendation Letters

If you want me to write a recommendation letter, please take read over the following before you ask.

Right to access

I will not write you a letter unless you waive your right to access the letter at each place you want a letter sent. If the recipient does not provide a means for you to waive your right of access, I will not send a letter.

A recommendation letter is a privileged correspondence between the writer and the reader. Even though the letter I write would be the same whether you waive access or not, the institution cannot view it as an open and honest correspondence if the student can access the letter.

If I thought my letter would do you more harm than good, I would inform you of this before I wrote such a letter.

About you

Please provide me a resume or C.V. so I can make sure I don't omit important information about you. I recommend including campus and extracurricular activities.

Provisioning

You must provide addressed and stamped envelopes for any physical letters I agree to write and mail. These letters must go directly to the institution. I will not hand or mail you any letters.

For letters I agree to send electronically, you must provide me a plain-text email (no attachments) of the places you want the letters sent.