My Letter of Recommendation

When I was still in school, I had the pleasure of taking a couple classes with this really great professor. She was the type of teacher who genuinely cared for her students, and we could tell. She regularly went beyond her duties as an English professor to make sure her students were successful not just in her class, but also in life. While I was in her class, she had said that if any one of us ever needed a letter of recommendation, she would be glad to help us.

After I graduated last June, I remembered this professor's offer, so I sent her an email and asked if she could write a letter of recommendation for me. She emailed me back that night and said that she wasn't able to do it right then because she had just left to Japan for a few months (to join her husband, who teaches there) and she didn't have access to her grade books. She did say that she would be able to write it for me when she got back at the end of September.

So a couple weeks ago, I looked around and realized that it was already the end of September and I remembered my professor's offer. I emailed her and asked if she would still be willing to write a letter of recommendation for me. She immediately emailed me back and said that she would be happy to write it for me.


Yesterday I went to campus to pick up the letter she wrote for me. She left them outside her office door on her bulletin board. She also made 3 additional signed copies for me, just in case I needed extra. I'm telling you, this professor is so nice and thoughtful.

After I got to my car, curiosity had gotten the best of me, so I opened one of the letters to read it.

And WOOOOOOOOOOOW!

What do you know?

The letter was filled with nothing but nice things about ME!

I think that letter boosted my self-esteem by 10 points, maybe even 11.

But seriously though, I'm hoping my professor's letter will aid me in my job search. I already have 2 letters of recommendation that were written for me by my 2 former supervisors, so I thought that it could be good to add another one to my files.

Or maybe I just might frame it, and look at it every morning when I wake up.