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Everything I've ever read about recommendation letters (including in Peters' book, page 79) indicates that applicants should never look at the letters. You must submit forms to your recommenders (which are then sent to the schools) indicating whether or not you waive your right to see the letters, and 'open' letters carry less weight.
Cellogurl23, thank you for all the advice. I find it a bit difficult to establish any relationship to an american professor since I'm so far away, but I will think about that and talk to my current professor if she has any contacts to share with me.
But given the ubiquitous nature of the internet, it doesn't really matter where you are located. You don't have to develop a full-blown relationship; you just have to have some genuine interest in their work, read their papers, and exchange emails.
Everything I've ever read about recommendation letters (including in Peters' book, page 79) indicates that applicants should never look at the letters. You must submit forms to your recommenders (which are then sent to the schools) indicating whether or not you waive your right to see the letters, and 'open' letters carry less weight.
I did not know that. I'm in the music field, and I always look at my letters.
The stipends surely differs from around here. Some of you say that the students have to pick a job while working on their Phd. But how is that possible? Isn't the Phd program so demanding in itself that there is not time to do anything else? (The 50k was in USD, not Euro, emh, since you mentioned it. 50k in Euros equals almost 65k in USD - and we do not receive that. )
Juniperblu, my field of interest is macroeconomics, or monetary policy to be precise. Thank you for listing several universities, I will look into them.
Regarding the job, for the friends I have it's often tutoring or assisting with "outside" research or projects. Then, in the summer they get paid internships and just save up.
I'm currently in a part-time master's program with Johns Hopkins, and (just for reference) my macro professors went to Duke, Stanford, University of Virginia, Johns Hopkins, and University of Pennsylvania. Many of them have worked with the Federal Reserve.
Everything I've ever read about recommendation letters (including in Peters' book, page 79) indicates that applicants should never look at the letters. You must submit forms to your recommenders (which are then sent to the schools) indicating whether or not you waive your right to see the letters, and 'open' letters carry less weight.
True, but on occasion a professor will want the student to review the letter first to make sure it's what they want. The professor will then sign it and send it to the school.
I took my gre recently, i got a score of 288. I have 85% in b.tech.I'm looking to study ms(computer science) in us.As i'm financially not so strong i prefer universities with funding in cs.please suggest me some universities for my score. thanks a lot...
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I find it a bit difficult to establish any relationship to an american professor since I'm so far away, but I will think about that and talk to my current professor if she has any contacts to share with me.
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