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<p>I think this sounds a little harsher than necessary, but it’s good perspective I guess…and yeah, if a professor just wrote a letter, then it might be awkward. My take is that it really depends if you know the professor very well. Sometimes students can actually get to know professors very well over several years. And, a letter may often be written by such a professor who knows the student very well.</p>