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by: pnm

Hi I was wondering if you could use social media to ask for help searching for rec letters? Or does that violate any rule? Thank you

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#1  by: yes   
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of course you can but it might be better to ask for recs personally (individually) rather than like blasting out a tweet asking for letters

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#2  by: my input   
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It doesn't violate any rule, but I think it's too casual. It takes time for an alum to write you a rec and given that many alums are asked to write recs by a lot of girls, I suggest calling each person to ask if they will write one. I think this is far more thoughtful than a social media blast that goes to everyone which is very impersonal.

And if they do write a rec, I suggest sending a hand-written thank you, not a text or email. Might sound old-fashioned, but those little touches make a difference, especially when someone is taking their time to do this for you - and it's not something they have to do.

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by: hand written?!May 31, 2018 2:49:48 PM

it's 2018, ffs. get with the program, grandma.

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#3  by: YES!   
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You can certainly ask on social media. You can have your parents ask too. Just make sure if someone offers, that YOU contact them and get any information they want/need to them in a timely manner. 100% agree to write a thank you note as well.

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#4  by: umm   
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doesn't really matter.

top tiers = girls are picked already.
mid tiers = who you know
bottom tier = willing to take everyone


some might look at rec letters. but when you have 1000s of girls rushing, having a random active write the same generic letter as everyone else gets boring. i can't speak for other houses, but i'm top tier and I can tell you no one here bothers to look at your letters, as stated above, we knew which girls we wanted months ago, if not years ago

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by: TrueJun 3, 2018 5:29:27 PM

Ya gotta make the old ladies feel important somehow.

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by: Rec lettersJun 5, 2018 6:39:59 PM

Regardless if rec letters are outdated, they are still necessary. Social media is a good way to find friends (or their moms) who can write letters for you.

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