On Letters of Recommendation

I would be honored to write a letter of recommendation.

If we have done research together…

Please reach out to me privately, and provide me with the following:

If we have worked together, but not done research together…

Please follow the guidelines above, but be aware that:

Additionally, since I won’t be discussing your research, please provide the following (plus the items in the previous section):

If you took my class but we have never worked together…

While I am still willing to write a letter, my agreement comes with all of the preceding caveats and the following additional ones:

After reading these disclaimers, if you would still like to request a letter:


The inspiration for this page and much of the content came from Michael Littman and Peyrin Kao.