<p>Just having this thought, so I thought I might ask you guys. Do you give your teachers a present when you ask for rec letters?</p>
<p>hmmm....I second this question but don't you give a little token of your appreciation after they have written the recs, not when asking them for recs?</p>
<p>Hm yes, that's what I thought too, but somebody told me that I should give it along with the application/forms. I guess it could be both to encourage them to write it and also as a thanks for the last year's class (I'm asking my Junior year teachers).</p>