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>was a literal autist that never talked to my professors entire undergrad
>just now realizing how important letter of recommendations are

>> No.10831399

>>10831393
you dun goofed my nigga

>> No.10831405
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10831405

>>10831393
You probably were one of those student that didn't want to say anything during lecture because you wanted to be like the "cool" students and not make a fool of yourself. I remember my undergrad very well. My peers used to make fun of me for speaking up in class. Now look who's laughing now

>> No.10831412

>>10831405
i shaked my head and talked a bit
>>10831399
i know

>> No.10831428

>>10831393
Trust me bitch I learned this lesson well

>> No.10831436

>>10831428
did you ever get into grad school, or a good job?

>> No.10831441

>>10831436
I applied with only 2 letters and everyone threw my application (and the $60 fees) into the trash can

So I got a really good job after bachelors and will be reapplying this fall. Need to beg an old professor for a 3rd letter though

>> No.10831447

>>10831441
you go face to face or write an email? Im no longer near my college so i dont know if it is worth it to visit them.

>> No.10831450

>>10831447
You pretty much have to go face to face if you want a quality letter. But since I moved for my job, I will be emailing someone too. Your best bet is to ask your NICEST professors, not the smartest. Unless you had a good relationship with them

>> No.10831456

>>10831393
>>10831393
is it really that important? i'm an undergrad right now and it doesn't seem the letter of recommendations is such an important thing (if it is and i'm missing out on something i'd be glad if somone told me), considering we are like 200 students from which about 4-6 talk regularly to the professor

>> No.10831468

>>10831456
>is it really that important?
Do you want to get into grad school?
>yes
then yes
>no
then no

>> No.10831515

>>10831393
Honestly, I'm just happy with my BS. I'm gonna take my 60k a year and build my own lab.

>> No.10831540

>>10831468
how big is the university you are judging from? does the size of the institution actually matter? i could imagine that if like 100 grads are accepted each year, the criteria for accepting such a grad student may be lower

>> No.10831544

>>10831468
I dunno, I've been looking at Molecular Bio grad programs in Germany and most list no requirement for or even procedure for submitting LORs.

>> No.10831553

>>10831393
Well if /g/ can email stallman. Then surely there's someone in the feild that would be interested in discussion.
With this you can abuse their Lettie down guard and request a opinion of your aptitude. And if you took the right photos.
A good one.

>> No.10831563

>>10831393
>professor
>only write letters for students who score in the top 15%
>don't write letters for students who schmoozed me, but didn't make the cutoff
>don't even write letters for students who try to sleep with me

If you did really well in a class, try emailing your professor
Many keep all our old grades and could easily look you up

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10831573

>get to class early by and hour
>study the next chapter while waiting
>sit in front
>get utterly ignored and thrown into oblivion
:(
>installed porn mods on my main skyrim save
>pants fall down at gym
>waved to someone that was waving at the person behind me
WHY THE FUCK DO I EVEN TRY ANYMORE

>> No.10831669

>>10831393
Almost as if distribution of your social story was optimum Theory approved for Melbourne, VIC to become 'purplecat asstr Gatesville' 2.0!

>I conscript all cumbrains and anon fag gainz!

>> No.10831811

>>10831573
>waved to someone that was waving at the person behind me
How about turning around and saying hey to a guy that just picked up the phone.

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10831825

>>10831811
That's so accurate and ambiguous, it's ingenious as its connotatively inaction as action.

>> No.10831935

>>10831405
lol no, speaking during class is being a tryhard. literally doing the professor's work for them and being a classcuck.

>> No.10831939

>>10831935
I just like making them nervous, if im unpleasant and self driven they can’t get upset when I skip most lectures

>> No.10831940

You don't want to be that retarded kid at the front that interrupts to ask stupid questions every 10min. We had a kid like that who would start every question with a long, high pitched, drawn out "uuhhhhh". And then say some stupid shit which made no sense or try to contradict what the teacher was saying and getting it completely wrong or asking a question which should be obvious to even a preschooler.

>> No.10831957

>>10831393
this doesnt matter im a self-entitled genius with proof

>> No.10831965

>>10831405
>Now look who's laughing now
I still get a chuckle thinking about what they were trying to do. Everyone sees it. Unhelpful "clarifications" which usually repeats what the professor said verbatim. Just imagine if the dude prefaced this with "Well, I think that...[something unoriginal and unilluminating]". Sometimes they try to argue with the professor on some textbook problem and wasting the class's time. If your syllabus had the last week dedicated to special topics and you the class finds themselves behind schedule, you can thank that guy stroking himself off and trying, and of course, like any performance, what would it be without at least another actor, namely the professor who needs to hurry up and get this guy off and move on in this porno that the whole class doesn't want to see. No body asked for any of this and you'll know if the professor wants someone to pipe up. These people waste time repeating trivial points and hold up the whole class when there's more difficult material to be covered and where discussion becomes most fruitful. At that point, "those guys" start shutting up and taking notes.

What an embarrasment

>> No.10832085

>>10831393
Welp, I just got inspired to ask them now. At least I can learn from your mistakes.

>> No.10832089

>>10831441
Dude most profs will write you one if you need good in their class. Just shoot them an email or visit them in office hours

t. autist who did the same and got into med school

>> No.10832128

>>10832089
Then your education and subsequent success in western society is ultimately arbitrary and simply learned to suck dick the lazy way.

>Go full whore mode! I exchange time for my last 2 shapeshifting daughters, our family is Divine, Immortal, and Eternal!

Die die die!