<p>Hm. I knitted pot-holders for the professors who wrote letters of recommendations for scholarships during undergrad. One of them was retiring, so it doubled as a farewell gift, and she was tickled pink by it. They’ve all probably lost theirs by now, but I didn’t see anything wrong with it. I think if I get into graduate school I’ll probably be hanging around my undergrad campus on breaks because my boyfriend worked a few years b/n his associates and bachelors and will still be working on the latter–so I’ll visit the professors I was close to with a homemade cookie-batch-jar in hand (with flour, sugar, salt & soda, choco-chips etc.). I wouldn’t give them anything I wouldn’t give my neighbors or distant relatives.</p>
<p>Prof. X’s suggestions are good. Unfortunately, this is a “dry campus,” and professors aren’t even allowed to have wine at the departmental parties.</p>