Letters of recommendation

Here are Henry's instructions if I am writing a letter of recommendation for you. I have the privilege to write letters for nearly 30 people per year, which I take seriously, and if you follow these guidelines it makes things easier for me!

• Let me know when your first letter is due; if there are many deadlines then I mainly only need to know the earliest deadline.
• Once they are prepared, share with me drafts of all your application materials. This allows me to write a more complete letter, either emphasizing items in your other materials, or adding in missing parts of the puzzle. I'll probably make a first draft of your letter without looking at your application materials, but then skim your materials while making my final changes to your letter before submitting.
• If you need to submit an email address for me, please use "henry dot adams at ufl dot edu", not any of my other email addresses. If you need a mailing address for me, then you can find that at the very bottom of this webpage. My office phone essentially doesn't work, so contact me if you need a real phone number (my cell phone)!
• Make sure I know what programs you are applying to. If you are applying to graduate programs in different departments (say some in math and some in computer science), then I need know which department accompanies which school. I don't need websites for graduate school admissions, but if you are applying for a conference or internship or scholarship or academic job, please send me a webpage link for the opportunity.
• If you have taken any classes with me, then please email me the course numbers, the course titles, and in which semester you took each course.
• Advanced warning is greatly appreciated (but not always necessary). Advanced warning is less important if I have written a letter for you before, or if you are one of my graduate students.
• Let me know if you get accepted to the programs you have applied to! It is always great to hear from students.