Reference Letters

If I have agreed to write a letter of reference for you, please give me a folder containing

• all necessary forms,
• a copy of your transcript or ARTS form (unofficial is OK);
• a copy of any personal statement or essay you are going to enclose with your application.

(You can bring the folder to my office, 541 Snow, or drop it off in the Mathematics Department office, 405 Snow -- if the latter, ask the receptionist to leave it in my mailbox.)

Furthermore, at least two weeks before the first letter is due, e-mail me (my-initial-and-last-name@math.ku.edu) your answers to the following questions. (Depending on what you are applying for, some questions may not be relevant, but the more details you can provide, the better.)

1. What is your name, year, and major?
2. For what are you applying (scholarship, summer REU, graduate school, etc.)?
3. By what date must my letter be received?
4. What are some of your academic accomplishments?
5. What are some of your nonacademic accomplishments?
6. What makes me particularly qualified to write a letter for you?
7. What makes you particularly qualified for this position/honor/award?
8. What are your long-term goals and how will this position/honor/award help? If so, how?
9. Additional comments (REU's, summer research, interesting jobs, hobbies, etc.)?

I will also want to meet with you to discuss these questions in person, but having this information in writing will help me write an accurate letter. I will let you know by e-mail when I have finished your letter, but you should feel free to send me e-mail reminders as the deadline approaches.