Everyone important is dead, and Nietzsche needs medical attention

[giallarhorn]

I'm horrible at juggling, I hate juggling and I hate abstracts. Apparently my abstract too much of 'we took A, hurled it at R, G, E, F, N and I to see where it went splat' and needs more 'jargon jargon jargon jargon jargon'. Either way, never joining a circus.

That (or this? Does the continuity of the week still continue on?) was a pretty miserable

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[sweet_anise]

Well, I suppose one option could be to ask all of them.

I voted for PI, OB, BNP, because "don't ask me for a letter" seems like a very odd thing to be sarcastic about. I don't know him or the context, though, so if you think he was joking then go for it.

Based on your summaries, it sounds like you've broached the idea of rec letters to all of these candidates, and both your old boss and your "big name professor" responded positively-- I'd even venture to say that, given they've told you their availability, they're probably expecting to be asked. Ask them ASAP! I wouldn't worry about your BNP being in a slightly different field-- just emphasize the skills you learned/ exhibited that carry over.

[giallarhorn]

Well, I've broached the subject to all of them, and they've all said something along the lines that they'd be willing to write one. The only conditional was for BNP, who cited potential time constraints.

Yeah, it was a very deadpan sort of comment, so I'm not sure if he was being serious, or if sarcastic. I may have to ask him if BNP doesn't get back to me/ends up not being able to do it. BNP is the only one with a sort of deadline, so hopefully he'll actually respond in a timely manner to my email.

[grendelity]

I vote for asking all of them. Then you have a few to choose from if you need more than three.

[giallarhorn]

Well, all of them have already said that they'd write them if I requested them, barring limitations on time. So I just have to pick (and I think it's really rare that there's ever more than three asked for).

[magic_7_words]

Definitely ask Old Boss, because working requires a set of real-life skills that doing well in class doesn't necessarily, and you want someone who can recommend you in that area. Not sure which of the other two would be better, but as has already been said, you could ask both. Especially since it sounds like you might not get yes's from both of them.

[giallarhorn]

Yeah, I was leaning towards asking Old Boss just because I know he'd write me a favorable letter and just because of the length of time that he's known me.

The only issue in asking both of them is that I don't actually get to keep one in reserve, but I've gone for asking BNP first and waiting for his response before asking the DC.