<p>^ LOL</p>
<p>for me, i did most of what other people said and also went to introduce myself during the first week or 2 of classes so that from then on i could say hello and it wouldn’t be weird. i went to office hours once or twice to chat and to let them know the things i was doing and to get to know me a bit. when it came time for recs, they were able to remember what we spoke about and i brought them a resume, a copy of my essays (so they could know why i wanted to leave, etc), and asked if they needed anything else.</p>