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I am happy to consider request to write letters of recommendation. This document will provide you with important context about letters of recommendation as well logistical and pragmatic issues that I would like you to be aware of and consider.
Letters of recommendation are among the most important pieces of information that graduate schools, internship sites, and jobs use to make decisions about who to accept. Faculty read letters of recommendation very carefully.
Grades and scores (e.g., GREs) are limited in what they can tell a potential mentor or employer because most applicants have excellent grades and scores.
My colleagues almost uniformly tell me that they are interested in students who are:
interested in scholarly pursuits
hard-working
intellectually curious
non-defensive
a fast learner
can work independently
(but display good judgment as to when to ask for assistance)
Because I get many more request for letters than I can accommodate, I cannot write for everyone who requests one. Nor is it appropriate for me to write a letter for everyone that asks me. Letters of recommendations are a privilege earned and not a right or something you are owed merely by registering for a class with me or working in my lab.
I am under no obligation to write you a letter or to provide you with a positive letter. Letter writers have an ethical obligation to write honest letters concerning their observations of you and their judgment about your appropriateness for the position you are applying and your potential to contribute to their goals. Like grade inflation, letter inflation hurts everybody.