<p>Question: You guys have mentioned that it’s helpful to get letters of recommendation from “famous” professors or professors who otherwise have connections. How exactly am I supposed to figure out who these professors are? (In my case, I’m almost positive I’ll be attending Vanderbilt, and [url=<a href=“http://www.vanderbilt.edu/econ/faculty.htm]here[/url”>http://www.vanderbilt.edu/econ/faculty.htm]here[/url</a>] is the list of Vandy econ faculty.)</p>