Recommendations?

Question

Do graduate professors give out recommendations?

It's my first semester and I'm getting more involved and need one in order to be part of something. My professor is extremely intimating and already turned down one person last week.

I think that was because she asked in front of me. I couldn't believe she didn't ask in private and she wanted it for something I think she joined something for her spare time. He didn't take it well with her asking. Now that I think about it, she didn't ask come to think of it. Sort of expected it.

Anyway I've been working with him and working very hard in my classes but like I said, I need one from him. I do have someone else lined up but I don't want to ask her. Will if I have to though.

So my question is do graduate professors write them? or what is a good way to get one. I know how to do it in undergraduate but graduate is different.

Mine isn't for extra for fun stuff. It's HEAVLY related to what I'm doing.

Answer 1

You might pitch that way. It's heavily related to what you are doing.

Answer 2

I'm a graduate professor and I do recommendations for students all the time, but for jobs, additional graduate programs, or scholarships. I don't think I would appreciate being asked for a letter for an extracurricular activity, unless I had a really good relationship with the student in question.