Emailing to ask professor to be reference

vivacium
Sat, 13 Jun 2015 03:30:36 +0000

I was recently invited to apply for a prestigious scholarship at my college, and the turnaround is pretty fast (due in less than 10 days). I need 3 professors to act as references (I only need to provide professor names on form to be turned in before due date). I immediately emailed 3 professors 3 days ago, and 2 of them have replied to me. The third one has not.

My question is, what is proper etiquette in this case? Should I send a follow-up email? (If so, when should I do this?) Should I assume the professor does not want to be my reference? Should I assume the professor does not object to being a reference? (Doubtful) Should I go ahead and email another professor?

I am just worried because the due date is coming up so fast, and I think my chances for winning this scholarship are pretty high, so I want everything to go smoothly. Any advice would help! Thank you.