1. Home
  2. Education
  3. Graduate School
photo of Tara Kuther, Ph.D.

Tara's Graduate School Blog

By Tara Kuther, Ph.D., About.com Guide to Graduate School since 2001

Make a Good Impression on Professors

Wednesday September 24, 2008
If you plan on applying to graduate school - or entering the workforce - you'll need several letters of recommendation - references from faculty. Work at establishing good relationships with your professors now, before it's time to request references. Research on impression formation shows that our initial perspectives on others are formed during our first contact and refined and strengthened over repeated contact. Make sure that your professors form a good impression of you.

Comments

No comments yet. Leave a Comment

Leave a Comment

Line and paragraph breaks are automatic. Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title="">, <b>, <i>, <strike>

Explore Graduate School

About.com Special Features

A Smarter Future

Tips that will help finance your education, excel in the classroom, and advance your career. More >

How to Ace the GRE

Being well prepared is the first step; here are more essential suggestions. More >

  1. Home
  2. Education
  3. Graduate School

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.