<p>So I am applying for summer research programs and they require 2 letters of recs, at least one being from a professor. </p>
<p>I am planning on getting one from my GSI for a course I took.
~ In my email to him, should I ask him to have the things co-signed by the professor of the course? How would he do such a thing if the LOR is an online submission or interactive PDF?</p>
<p>I am planning on getting my second from my research adviser. She is simply a staff research associate in the lab, but I interact with her in the lab on a daily basis; I've talked to the PI maybe 4 times including the interview.
~Would it be reasonable if I asked her to have the letter co-signed by the prof?</p>
<p>For the second one, I’d just ask the PI himself/herself. As long as you’ve shown good results and have been helpful in the lab, I’m sure the PI can write a great LOR will be able to put any of your accomplishments in a better light and in more context. If necessary, tell the PI that you’ve worked extensively with this research advisor and he/she can also comment on my abilities.</p>
<p>I’ve often seen my research adviser sign for my PI on things like the form for my badge, so could she write the letter and submit it under the PI’s name? </p>
<p>Ahh I should just grow a pair and ask the PI to write them. The thing is I’m applying to 6 programs and they all require different methods of submission, and I fear the PI may be too busy to attend to them. On top of that he wants me to work in the lab over summer, but I’d rather not.</p>
<p>what the professor or instructor might do is ask you to use the letter service at the career center. a professor sends your LOR to the career center and it will be kept there for several years. </p>
<p>of course, there are fees associated with this method. typically, students use this service when applying for graduate school but it works too for summer research programs. i am using their service at the moment since im applying to 10+ summer research programs.</p>