Follow each program’s requirement for number and timeline of submission for letters of recommendation. What to consider:

• Ask someone who knows you well. It should be a supervisor, professor, or someone else who is able to specifically and accurately express your skills and qualifications for the position.

• Some recommendations may include links sent by the program to those you indicate as references. Be sure to communicate if an actual letter or completion of a form is required.

• Provide this person with a resume to review the activities you have been and are involved in and the skills/experience you would like highlighted. The more information you can provide them the better.

• Make sure to provide your reference with a deadline and at least one month’s notice. Consider setting a deadline of a couple of weeks before the actual due date and then check back to make sure the letter was sent.

• Send a thank-you note to the letter writer when the process is complete.