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Can I get a reference after taking time off?

kellybean · 2017-11-12 15:31:52

So I'm going to be doing a masters degree in a few years, but I'm worried by lecturers and tutors will forget me. Is it possible to get them to write the academic reference now, then use them a few years later?

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12-11-2017 4:31pm

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So I'm going to be doing a masters degree in a few years, but I'm worried by lecturers and tutors will forget me. Is it possible to get them to write the academic reference now, then use them a few years later?

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#2 20-11-2017 11:56am
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Most will provide a reference once you contact them and recap them on how they know you, very few lecturers remember students for years after they leave.

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#3 09-12-2017 6:17pm
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I would imagine they just pull up your results and comment on that. It's an academic reference after all, not a personal one.

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