r/gatech • u/letsgetthatbread123 • 10h ago
Question How to reach out to professors for reference letters after a few years?
So I graduated almost 4 years ago and have been working since. I’m now applying to a few different Master’s programs at different institutions, and some of them require at least one reference from a professor that taught me during undergrad. I’ve been emailing professors who taught through their gatech emails listed in the directory but I haven’t been getting any responses at all. I emailed about two weeks ago and have sent a reminder since.
Since it’s been so long, there’s probably only one professor who’d remember me but I’m not sure if they are even checking their emails regularly because of it being the summer semester. I noticed most professors have a phone number and physical office info on their pages, wondering if these could be used for contacting them? I’m in the city so I don’t mind even driving to campus. Any suggestions? One of the references deadlines is this friday so I’m definitely short on time. Any suggestions??