<p>I've only been in college for a little more than a quarter and I don't know any of my professors or T.A.'s well due to large class sizes and busy schedules. However, I do need a couple letter of recommendations for an internship program I'm applying to in the summer. Would it be rude to ask my past professors for generic recommendation letters (I'm hoping that they'll already have a general rec. letter ready and change the name)?</p>
<p>It certainly won’t be rude - it’ll just be embarrassing when they likely say no. To be honest, you’re supposed to foresee applying to internships so that you can go to office hours/etc. to be more than just a face in the crowd. If your professors don’t know you they’re probably not going to put their reputation on the line.</p>
<p>It’s hard if they don’t really know-know you, but if you had larger classes, that’s understandable. It’d still be hard for them to accurately write you a letter, though. </p>
<p>However, it’s not too late. Going on what the other poster said, office hours really DO make a difference. My freshman year, I went into my one professor’s office every week after the 3rd week of school. I went in the first time to see how I was doing in the class, and I started to come back to chat about the subject matter and to confirm things that I had been learning independently. We would also discuss my interests and my future and my aspirations for life. This lead to having a very close relationship with them and with them sponsoring me for scholarships and programs. And quite honestly, all it took was a half hour once a week. Even if I had only went half as much as I did, they would’ve known me enough to write the recs that they did. I will admit that it was a small class to begun with, but it can be done when you’re younger. </p>
<p>Good luck w/everything!</p>