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Template — Thank-you note to a recommender

A thank-you note is good manners and keeps the relationship alive. Most recommenders want to know how your application turned out.

Document contents

  • The template, ready to fill in: replace each field in brackets
  • A page of advice to adapt it to your situation
  • Thank twice: Once when the letter is sent, again when you know the outcome.
  • Share the result: Even if it is a no: your recommender may help again.
  • Make it personal: A detail from their course makes the thanks sincere.

This document is for you if…

  • You need a recommendation for your application
  • You want to ask a teacher the right way
  • You want to make their job easier with specific details
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