<p>So two separate people have written me recommendation letters fairly recently. Here's the problem: one of the people doesn't live anywhere close to me (I'd have to fly for three hours), and the second person was my teacher last year but has since retired. </p>
<p>Either way, I'm not really in close contact with them as I would my other teacher, who actually teaches at my school. </p>
<p>Is it enough to just send an email saying "Thank you so much for writing my recommendation letter"? </p>
<p>See, the thing is, I feel kind of bad. For the teacher who teaches at my school, I'm making a Thank You card, baked goods, and attaching a $10 gift card.</p>
<p>Send a very genuine, thoughtful email. I feel like for a lot of people, a lengthy email expressing gratitude means a lot more than someone handing one a Starbucks gift card saying “Uh, thanks!” (I know that wasn’t your plan, but just as an example.)</p>
<p>It didn’t even occur to me until now that the “thank you for your time” I put at the end my request emails might not be sufficient… :eek:</p>
<p>I can’t think of anything else to write besides “Thank you so much for taking the time in your busy schedule to write my recommendation letter. -quidditchcat” </p>
<p>That’s why I prefer making a custom card. That way my effort is shown in the card/thought instead of the actual message. </p>
<p>Idk, it may just be because of my family. They’re very over the top when it comes to favors/thanks/etc. Like sometimes my mom wants me to give a random gift to my friends as thanks for being my friend… or something.</p>