{"id":2232,"date":"2023-04-02T17:57:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T00:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/?page_id=2232"},"modified":"2024-05-23T16:39:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T23:39:38","slug":"grad-school-letters-of-rec","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/grad-school-letters-of-rec\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters of recommendation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most graduate school programs will require two 2-3 letters of recommendation (a.k.a LOR!).\u00a0 Secure letters of recommendation in accordance to program requirements.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-JaFdBSxIZW\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-JaFdBSxIZW\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Who to ask<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-JaFdBSxIZW\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-JaFdBSxIZW\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most graduate schools are highly interested in your academic abilities.\u00a0 We encourage you to build rapport with your professors to enhance your overall academic experiences. Choose professors who know you well and who can speak in some detail about your academic prowess.\u00a0 Professors are preferred recommenders because they are likely the most familiar with your academic work.\u00a0 However, if a teaching assistant or research supervisor is more familiar with your skills and abilities, feel free to use them over a professor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might choose to have a supervisor or employer act as a third recommender along with two professor recommenders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-JaFdBSxIZW\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-JaFdBSxIZW\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">How to ask<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-JaFdBSxIZW\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-JaFdBSxIZW\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Provide your recommender with the following;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <strong>packet of materials<\/strong> including an updated resume, a copy of your unofficial transcript, a strong working draft of your personal statement, and copies of written work submitted for the recommender\u2019s class<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your unique <strong>reasons for pursuing graduate school<\/strong>, the schools you are interested in applying to, and the traits you would like them to focus in the letter<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The graduate program\u2019s <strong>Letter of Recommendation Recommender online link or printed recommender form<\/strong>.\u00a0 Most programs and recommenders will elect the online process<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-JaFdBSxIZW\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-JaFdBSxIZW\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">When to ask<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-JaFdBSxIZW\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-JaFdBSxIZW\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Approach your recommenders early\u2014at least <strong>6-8 weeks in advance of the date<\/strong> you\u2019d like the recommendation mailed.\u00a0 Be very clear about the date you need the recommendation to be submitted or mailed, and make sure the recommender understands\u2014and is committed to\u2014your application timeline.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you find that a professor is not meeting the agreed-upon deadlines, find another recommender ASAP.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-cta \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Recommendation Letter Guidelines to Send to Your Recommender\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Share this letter with the person from whom you are asking the letter. This document provides an overview of the letter of recomendation process, as well as insights on how to write a great letter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/09\/Academic_graduate_school_letter_of_recommendation_info.docx.pdf\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Download the Academic Graduate School Letter of Recommendation Guidelines\"  \n>\n    Download the Academic Graduate School Letter of Recommendation Guidelines \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/09\/Employer_graduate_school_letter_of_recommendation_info.docx.pdf\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Download the Employer Graduate School Letter of Recommendation Guidelines\"  \n>\n    Download the Employer Graduate School Letter of Recommendation Guidelines \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"parent":1858,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2232","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Letters of recommendation - Dornsife Career Pathways<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/grad-school-letters-of-rec\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Letters of recommendation - Dornsife Career Pathways\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/grad-school-letters-of-rec\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dornsife Career Pathways\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uscdornsifecp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-23T23:39:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/grad-school-letters-of-rec\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/grad-school-letters-of-rec\/\",\"name\":\"Letters of recommendation - Dornsife Career Pathways\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-04-03T00:57:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-23T23:39:38+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/grad-school-letters-of-rec\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/grad-school-letters-of-rec\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/grad-school-letters-of-rec\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Graduate School\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Letters of recommendation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/\",\"name\":\"Dornsife Career Pathways\",\"description\":\"USC Dornsife Career Services\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Dornsife Career Pathways\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/09\/USC-Career-Pathways-300by100.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/09\/USC-Career-Pathways-300by100.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":109,\"caption\":\"Dornsife Career Pathways\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uscdornsifecp\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Letters of recommendation - Dornsife Career Pathways","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/grad-school-letters-of-rec\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Letters of recommendation - Dornsife Career Pathways","og_url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/grad-school-letters-of-rec\/","og_site_name":"Dornsife Career Pathways","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uscdornsifecp\/","article_modified_time":"2024-05-23T23:39:38+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/grad-school-letters-of-rec\/","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/grad-school-letters-of-rec\/","name":"Letters of recommendation - Dornsife Career Pathways","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-04-03T00:57:46+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-23T23:39:38+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/grad-school-letters-of-rec\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/grad-school-letters-of-rec\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/grad-school-letters-of-rec\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Graduate School","item":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Letters of recommendation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/","name":"Dornsife Career Pathways","description":"USC Dornsife Career Services","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/#organization","name":"Dornsife Career Pathways","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/09\/USC-Career-Pathways-300by100.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/09\/USC-Career-Pathways-300by100.jpg","width":300,"height":109,"caption":"Dornsife Career Pathways"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uscdornsifecp\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2232"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9373,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2232\/revisions\/9373"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}