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Thanks for the kind words!

• wittgenstein 15y ago
  Matt, What would you suggest I do in this case: I graduated in May 2009 and have been working in the industry for 2 years. I worked with a professor for my senior project. I recently emailed said professor asking for a letter of recommendation, and I received no response. It's very hard for me to know whether he ignored the email because he was not enthusiastic about writing the letter, or because he forgot / did not receive it / whatever. What do you think is the best course of action here? Wait for a week and then send another email? What if he doesn't reply again?
  • mattmight 15y ago
    Resend after a week, with the first email below. If that fails, try again a week later with a fresh email. Lots of profs (myself included) have a crushing inbox overload. We expect to be re-emailed with critical stuff. Never take radio silence as a sign of malice when it comes to email. Doubly so with profs.
• hugh3 15y ago
  I'm reading your "Academic job hunt advice" right now, very useful. Until I read your teaching statement I'd never really been clear on what the hell a teaching statement was supposed to be.
  • mattmight 15y ago
    I'm glad it helped! Honestly, I didn't know what a teaching statement was either. Fortunately, no one reads them.
    • hugh3 15y ago
      Well, to be honest I didn't really read yours either. I glanced at the headings, picked up a few words in the body, and said "Ohhhh, he's just describing the teaching methodology he's used in the past, not providing some general philosophy of teaching". And I was satisfied with that.