[Updated from 2017 – JTS] Inspiration It will soon be application season (at least for students considering going to grad school in physics) for graduating seniors. As a consequence, I’ve decided to borrow some useful guidelines from my colleagues regarding letters of recommendation/reference: I have served on the undergraduate admissions committee at Caltech for three … Continue reading The Time-Consuming Privilege of Writing a Thoughtful Letter of Recommendation for a Student (2018 Edition)