<p>I'm a rising sophomore and I'm fairly positive that I'll be applying to transfer come next term. During the previous quarter at my current school, I had two professors who I got to know pretty well and I believe they could write good letters of rec for me when I do apply. However, since I had them last quarter, I'm afraid that when the time comes for me to ask for letters of rec, too much time will have passed and, as a result, they might not be able to write as descriptive of a letter as if I'd asked them for the letter earlier. So I was wondering if it would be smarter to ask soonerperhaps during the summer, so that they might keep the task of writing the letter at the back of their mind. Or would it not really even matter? Should I take the risk and wait until I've been through the professors I'll have for this upcoming term? Would it seem odd for me to email them this early for letters of rec?</p>
<p>Some good advice that I received on CC when I asked the same question was to: </p>
<p>-Email them first politely, identify yourself (What class, semester, marks you received; be specific), ask if they would be willing to write a LoR for you. </p>
<p>-Offer to include your resume, transcripts, work done during the class, list of significant honors, practica, accomplishments, etc. </p>
<p>I don’t think it matters when you ask your professors to write a LoR, as long as you make sure they’re not awfully busy (Exam weeks, etc). It helps to talk to them face to face. I had one professor who agreed, and then actually at first mistook me for another student, but after several talks he was able to write me a beautiful letter of recommendation.</p>