Choosing Your Letters of Recommendation
Second to your personal statement, letters of recommendation are the most important part of your application package. Honest statements about your work and potential written by mentors and esteemed professors carry a lot of weight with admissions committees and play a large role in the admission process. Graduate schools require three letters of recommendation, which is a lot! It was so daunting for me to ask three different professors to write for me when I didn't know them all that well. Here are some tips for choosing good letter writers and a little of my personal experience.
