<p>Hey all. I am quite close with a professor from my freshman year whom I did not see this past semester due to her research endeavors. Hence I want to ask her for a recommendation but should I email her to ask for permission or wait until school starts to go in person to do so? I am afraid that since one of the deadlines is 2/15 that a little more than three weeks is not ample time or respectful enough. Any advice is appreciated!</p>
<p>I don't know when your school starts but I would say give her an email so that she can maybe start working on it during the break. It would probably be a bad idea to wait, she might even turn it down if she doesn't have enough time...</p>
<p>School starts for me next Monday the 14th. The first deadline is 2/15. Anybody else?</p>
<p>I would give no less than one month. Email her and then go in person to talk about the letter when school starts.</p>
<p>Either way is fine. But I don't see how you can lose by emailing to say that you plan to visit her as soon as school re-opens, but you thought it might be helpful to let her know of your request as early as possible, hence the email.</p>
<p>If you feel uncomfortable about the email, waiting til you get there is fine, fine, fine. Even if the app deadline is 2/15, it usually doesn't matter if the rec arrives with a slight lag.</p>
<p>Don't know where you're applying, but many schools don't really look at the transfer apps until they're finished with freshman admit madness at the end of March.</p>
<p>Thanks to everybody for their responses. Andale, I know that colleges usually won't look at transfer apps until much later but what I was worried about was that one school in particular has a deadline of February 15th hence the thread. But I emailed the professor to let her know in advance.</p>