I am an excellent student academically. I have a 3.5 GPA. I score very well on tests and homework. When it comes to the courses of the professors I plan to get recommendation letters from, I have never missed any of their classes and have never turned in their homework or projects late.
As you can see, academics is not the problem. The problem is that I am a very laid back person. I’m not the giddy person who sits in the front of the room and constantly raises my hand and asks questions, or contributes in class discussion. I never talk in class at all. I also was not involved at my school. It’s a small commuter school though consisting of about 2,500 students, so it’s hard to get involved. Clubs are basically non-existent.
When my professors sit down to write the recommendation letters, will they just try to find the good qualities such as my strong GPA, high scores on exams, good quality work, nice and hard-working individual, extremely motivated to succeed, etc. And not the more unattractive such as how reserved and uninvolved I was during my two years at the school. I am really worried. I know I have what it takes to get a Masters Degree.