Recommendations to Grad School

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For those of you guys/gals that tested out of your degrees and went on to graduate school, how did you go about getting your letters of recommendation? I know employers are popular sources, but what if you need academic references? I'm going nuts trying to get these things for my application. banghead

Sorry for the delay in responding to this question.

I completely understand your predicament! A non-traditional education often means no teachers, besides yourself, and, in my case, no professional background either. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do about that; I was very tempted to ask some of the wonderful members of this forum to write letters for me!

I was planning to ask my academic advisor for a letter because he knew about so many aspects of my background and non-traditional education. Then, he changed jobs, and I did not know how to contact him at the time.

I mentioned God’s favor in one of my recent posts; I have been beyond thrilled with how it all worked out! First, the proctor for my exams volunteered to write a letter for me; I was so surprised and touched and did not even know that was a possibility. That gave me the courage I needed to ask the professor I had for correspondence courses, which were prerequisites for the graduate school program. I have also had the opportunity to participate in a student council group, and I asked the college official, who was the leader of that committee.

I took the time to write a note about my background and goals, so they would know a little more about me. I wasn’t sure what the application process was going to involve, so I asked for several copies that were sealed and signed across the envelope flap. Since I have been accepted to my first choice for graduate school, I am thinking about asking if I can use the extra copies for scholarship applications.

I hope it all works out for you, too!