<p>So I was asking my teacher for a letter of recommendation and the conversation went something like this:</p>
<p>Me: Hey, can you write me a letter of recommendation?
Teacher: Sure.
Me: Yeah, the forms and my resume and such are in this envelope.
Teacher: So...I fill this out, then stick everything in here.
Me: Uh, you don't have to put the resume in the envelope.
Teacher: Oh, okay, I was wondering. I'll probably finish this by this morning.
Me: Uh, you can take your time, you've got until November 1st.
Teacher: Oh, great, see a lot of times students bring stuff to me and they're like "I need it done by tomorrow!" or "I need it done by the end of today!" It's great that you're on top of things.</p>
<p>Something tells me I shouldn't have asked this teacher.
Would it be possible for me to ask another?</p>
<p>The teacher wasn't necessarily inexperienced, just was thinking about students who may give her/him entire application packets to things like summer programs, which sometimes do need to be mailed by the teacher, not by the student.</p>
<p>I think that you made a mistake in pointing out that it's not due until Nov. If a teacher is willing to do something right away, take that opportunity. Saves nagging later.</p>
<p>BTW, instead of giving a resume, far better to give the teacher copies of great exams and papers that you did in their class. You don't want the teacher to simply list what's on your resume. You want the teacher to refer to specific good things that you did in their class. It also is wise to have a note saying what your career goals are, what you plan to major in in college, and what you want in a college education.</p>
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I think that you made a mistake in pointing out that it's not due until Nov. If a teacher is willing to do something right away, take that opportunity. Saves nagging later.
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<p>Yeah, I was afraid she'd write it in the half-hour before school started and it'd end up being two lines long.</p>
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BTW, instead of giving a resume, far better to give the teacher copies of great exams and papers that you did in their class. You don't want the teacher to simply list what's on your resume. You want the teacher to refer to specific good things that you did in their class. It also is wise to have a note saying what your career goals are, what you plan to major in in college, and what you want in a college education.
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<p>Good idea, I'll probably use the physics test where everyone failed and I got an A.<br>
My (non-standard) resume makes it fairly clear I want to major in math -- I stuck on there a lot of math jokes I made up and lengthy ramblings about how math is funky and way cool.</p>