As someone who has spent a significant portion of their career considering recommendation processes, I read the essay, “Trapped in the Quagmire of Digital Recommendation Letters” (The Chronicle, ...

Letters of recommendation are required for almost every graduate school application and are a very important part of the application process. Usually grades and test scores factor in most heavily; ...

It’s that time of year when faculty members have to produce the letters of recommendation that we’ve promised to write for students applying to graduate programs. The task can be a pleasure. We get to ...

Unlike job applications where you've likely met your future colleagues face-to-face, online graduate school admissions decisions happen sight unseen. Admissions committees have only your paperwork to ...

Graduate programs typically require two to four letters of recommendation. Be sure to follow the program’s instructions for submitting these letters. Many schools have an additional form that goes ...

It is around this time of year, when letter-writing season is in full swing, that many professors receive numerous requests for recommendations from students and colleagues applying for graduate ...

Please download and complete this recommendation form (.pdf) and submit the form using the upload document link provided in the e-mail. Please download and complete ...

Questions about the programs or applying? Email us at grad@chem.unr.edu. Applications to Department of Chemistry graduate programs are submitted online through the graduate school and must include: ...

Most faculty are asked to write several letters of recommendations every semester. Getting them all done takes time and organization. Do what you can to make their work easier. Give each person who ...