Why are letters of recommendation important?
Admission to graduate school, professional school, scholarship, and employment application usually require letters of recommendation. Faculty members often write letters for graduate or professional school. A good letter of recommendation not only provides information that is not in the application but may also support information in the application. For example if there is something unique about you that didn’t provide in the application because you didn’t want to be mistaken for being boastful, your recommender can provide that information on your behalf. If you are grave enough to provide that information in your application and the person writing you recommendation also provides that information, it will support what you provided making it a stronger point. Important steps when requesting letters of recommendation What You may need a recommendation for graduate or professional school, or it may be for a scholarship or employment. All of these factors affect whom you get the recomme
