letters of recommendation?

collegeguy889
Sun, 03 May 2009 06:50:54 +0000

Thanks for the link, that was helpful.

Do letters of recommendation need to be at least partially based on the professor knowing the student, or would it be acceptable to ask a professor for a letter if you haven’t actually spoken to each other in person, or maybe they don’t remember you?

For example, I took three separate courses from one professor, and got an A+ in all three (I have no idea how that happened… haha) but I never actually spoke with the professor (except by email a couple times), and I’m sure he doesn’t actually know who I am. Would the grades be enough to approach them to ask for a letter?