Recommendation Letter trouble

TrueAce
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:04:46 +0000

Thanks for the tips, so I take it you guys think I should hold out?

There is the distinct possibility that I will never get a hold of the Poli Sci prof in time.

Two things.


I graduated from university a year and a half ago. I live in another state 1,000 miles away. I can’t get to her office without an airplane and a wad of cash, or looking like a psycho, lol.
I’m not concerned that she’s now a prof at another school. It just means, her old email doesn’t work, I found her new email, but I’m not 100% sure about when school starts or what the situation is at the new university she’s at - if she’s still teaching there next semester, etc.


I suppose I can call her office January 2nd but she will likely not be in the office at that date (it’s a vacation day for most) – heck as a professor she might not even be back in her office until the semester starts, which can be anywhere from January 10th to January 17th like their school website says. By that point, the first deadline (Jan 20th) will already be missed, provided she agrees to write the recommendation.

I’m thinking I should probably look for a backup now, but my options aren’t terribly strong. I’m just wondering if I should tell the backup to send the rec for the one school and hold out for the rest, but that might prove to get awkward later as well.
Any other advice?