How to Ask for a Letter of Recommendation 1.   Please send an email with your name, context of our relationship (course, semester), position for which you are applying (grad school, law school, med school, internship, scholarship, job, etc.), and some brief mention of the project/s you did for my class (especially important if it's been a while since you've been a student of mine). This email should request a letter of recommendation so that I have the opportunity to say yea or nea. 2.   If I agree to write one, then you should provide me with copies (preferably electronic) of: your most current resume a personal statement or essay (if applicable) copies of class work you did for my class a copy of the page on the application which describes the personal statement/essay requirement any forms required by the school (with your portions already filled out) an envelope (stamped and addressed if I should mail it directly to institution) and a due date for completion (MINIMUM of four weeks). 3.  I will email you when I've completed the letter.  I will assume that I have all of the time alloted and would appreciate NOT receiving multiple confirmation requests. However, a single reminder email about a week before the due date is appreciated.  It is nice to send along a "thank you" of some kind (a simple email would do) when the letter has been finished. 4.  I would appreciate it if you would eventually let me know the outcome of the application!  Writing letters of recommendation is a pleasurable task (for the most part) but not an easy one, and it's rewarding to know when something works out.