Recommendation with 10 days' notice - should I even ask?

N_s_Mom
Thu, 22 Oct 2015 20:23:54 +0000

If he isn’t familiar with writing letter of rec, you can share MIT’s advice. Obviously, it needs to be customized to fit your particular situation, but it will give him the idea of what would be helpful. And no, it’s not rude to ask with 10 days left. Even if his letter is received a few days or a week past the deadline, the schools will accept it. It’s YOUR application that has to be on time.