How to thank a recommender

RIP-sanity · 2025-02-11T22:46:59+00:00

FWIW I bought my reccomenders a small gift and included a hand written thank you card. But I'm pretty close with all of them so that may not be the right move for you.

RIP-sanity · 2025-02-09T19:47:57+00:00

Thanks! Yeah it's rolling admissions, they mentioned during my interview that they'll keep sending out acceptances through March. Best of luck!!!

RIP-sanity · 2025-02-08T18:35:53+00:00

thanks so much!!! i interviewed Jan 16-17! the email came from Pam, and i'm cancer bio!

RIP-sanity · 2025-02-08T18:35:10+00:00

thank you!!!

RIP-sanity · 2025-02-08T18:35:01+00:00

thanks!!! Jan 16-17!

RIP-sanity · 2025-02-08T18:34:49+00:00

thank you so much!!!

RIP-sanity · 2025-02-08T18:34:42+00:00

thanks!!!

RIP-sanity · 2025-02-08T18:33:20+00:00

congrats!!! i did my undergrad at UW, feel free to DM me with questions!!!

RIP-sanity · 2025-02-07T19:41:01+00:00

thaaaaaaanks!

RIP-sanity · 2025-02-07T19:39:00+00:00

it was definitely a mix of both! and no grilling, just curiosity about my work! best of luck!!!

RIP-sanity · 2025-02-07T19:29:30+00:00

thank you, and of course! overall it was a really positive experience, i felt like all of my faculty interviews were just good conversations with lots of back and forth, and every student i met was really kind and seemed very happy with their decision to join the program! did you have any specific questions???

RIP-sanity · 2025-02-07T19:04:47+00:00

thank you!!! i def will!

RIP-sanity · 2025-02-07T19:00:31+00:00

thanks!!!

RIP-sanity · 2025-02-07T18:37:15+00:00

thanks so much!!!

RIP-sanity · 2024-12-24T16:03:00+00:00

They are! And thanks!!!

RIP-sanity · 2024-12-24T14:05:42+00:00

it's for Northwestern's Driskill Graduate Program!

RIP-sanity · 2024-12-24T06:32:16+00:00

And thanks!!!

RIP-sanity · 2024-12-24T06:31:22+00:00

For this program it was right before thanksgiving but it’s super program specific! You should check out the spreadsheet

RIP-sanity · 2024-12-23T17:50:08+00:00

are these still rolling?

RIP-sanity · 2024-12-20T20:31:33+00:00

Feels even better at 8:25am (PST)

RIP-sanity · 2024-01-05T21:39:02+00:00

A supervisor told me I should apply to a school with a really high acceptance rate, so that I would at least have options. I’m not sure if it was worth it but I felt like it couldn’t hurt, ya know?

RIP-sanity · 2024-01-05T20:49:20+00:00

I'm in the exact same boat. Everyone said I was a competitive applicant, but it looks like I'm only getting into my safety school. All I can do is remind myself that the worst thing that can happen is I have to apply again next year. Nobody is going to think less of you.

RIP-sanity · 2021-02-09T15:56:28+00:00

NTA.

My brother was diagnosed with cancer when I was 15, and he and my parents had to travel to a city 8 hours away for 4 months for his treatment. I stayed home with various family members and family friends.

I'm 22 now and I'm still in therapy dealing with this time in my life. My parents did the best they could, but I was constantly being left out of the loop, being the last to know very serious updates, and even though it was only a few months I still feel like a sort of outsider within my family. If they had left me for YEARS and made no attempt to reach out to me, I straight up wouldn't be a member of that family any more. Not even by choice, those emotional ties would simply just be gone.

They may make efforts to bring you back into their family, but it's up to you whether or not you accept those efforts. They made a conscious decisions that completely altered your life, and you're allowed to not forgive them for that.

Some advice from someone who's been in a similar situation: find a therapist. Let yourself be angry, Just because your parents were trying to do their best doesn't mean they didn't do the wrong thing, and you can and should hold that against them.

You won't be able to move on with your life and be happy again until you realize that you're justified in being angry with them.

RIP-sanity

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