The grad schools I applied to are looking over applications now. Except they're not looking at mine, because one of my recommenders hasn't sent it in yet. (I've actually already complained about her on the rant post, but fuck it, she deserves a second mention.)
It's been over a month since they were due. She warned me that they might be "a little late" because she writes recommendations for her favorite students first. It might've been nice to give me a time estimate for "a little late," 'cause I sure as hell wasn't expecting it to be this long.
When I met with her (long after she agreed to this via email), she told me that she says yes to everybody who asks for a recommendation, because she doesn't want to turn anyone down. Um. No. Fuck no. If you don't think you have the time to commit to doing this for someone, don't say you'll do it. Tell them you can't, and let them find someone else. Otherwise, they end up in an awkward position like me - frantically waiting for you to send in your recommendation, and quickly losing hope because I know I'm at the bottom of your list.
And given that I complained about this to you in person (since, y'know, you wouldn't answer any of my emails), I'm not banking on it being a good recommendation either. Lovely. Thanks a bunch.
Well, There Goes That Dream...
It's been over a month since they were due. She warned me that they might be "a little late" because she writes recommendations for her favorite students first. It might've been nice to give me a time estimate for "a little late," 'cause I sure as hell wasn't expecting it to be this long.
When I met with her (long after she agreed to this via email), she told me that she says yes to everybody who asks for a recommendation, because she doesn't want to turn anyone down. Um. No. Fuck no. If you don't think you have the time to commit to doing this for someone, don't say you'll do it. Tell them you can't, and let them find someone else. Otherwise, they end up in an awkward position like me - frantically waiting for you to send in your recommendation, and quickly losing hope because I know I'm at the bottom of your list.
And given that I complained about this to you in person (since, y'know, you wouldn't answer any of my emails), I'm not banking on it being a good recommendation either. Lovely. Thanks a bunch.