Schedule a meeting with me to talk about the recommendation letter well in advance of when you need the letter. Ask me if I have the time to write the letter and if I would feel comfortable writing a supportive and positive recommendation letter for you. Even though you write the initial recommendation letter, it must be honest and factual. When approached to write a recommendation, I have to ask myself if I honestly know you well enough. Just because you meet the minimum criteria described in Step 1, does not mean that I know you well enough to support your application for graduate school or a job. I would rather decline writing you a recommendation letter than to write you a vague or irrelevant one
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