{"id":4244,"date":"2024-04-15T08:14:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/?page_id=4244"},"modified":"2024-06-13T11:47:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T16:47:58","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"IMG_8310\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/files\/2024\/04\/IMG_8310-1600x1064.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-69e46c2cd6cfd {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-69e46c2cd6cfd\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-center vert-middle\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Find resources to support your journey as a major in the English Department<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__imagetext panel panel-imagetext site-section__bg--light\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"imagetext\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters site-section__bg--gray site-panel__imgtxt-img-right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<figure  class=\"c-image c-image--rect\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"DSC_2284\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/files\/2024\/04\/DSC_2284-820x600.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/files\/2024\/04\/DSC_2284-520x300.jpg 520w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/files\/2024\/04\/DSC_2284-820x600.jpg 820w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/files\/2024\/04\/DSC_2284-1120x900.jpg 1120w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col site-grid__col-safari-fix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__imgtxt-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-text\">\n\n\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"getting-ready-for-graduate-school\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Getting ready for graduate school<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-text__desc t-content\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"content\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<p>St. Olaf English and Creative Writing majors have pursued graduate degrees at Columbia University, The New School, Oxford University, University of Chicago, University of Iowa, University of Toronto, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Yale University, among others; published award-winning books at presses such as HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, and W.W. Norton and Company; and received scholarly recognitions and national awards for their writing.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--sm site-footer__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/graduate-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APPLYING TO GRADUATE PROGRAMS<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"btn btn--sm site-footer__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/files\/2024\/06\/Applying-to-Graduate-Programs-in-Creative-Writing-2024-Update.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GRAD PROGRAMS IN CREATIVE WRITING<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__tabs panel panel-tabs site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"tabs\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner\" data-js=\"tabs\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"site-panel__tablist\" data-js=\"tab-list\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn site-panel__tab-btn--active\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExperiential Opportunities\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn  \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsking for a Letter of Recommendation\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__tab-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content site-panel__tab-content--active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>St. Olaf College offers students co-curricular opportunities for writing, editing, publishing, and publicly reading their work. English Department majors frequently contribute to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theolafmessenger.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>The Olaf Messenge<\/em>r<\/strong><\/a>, a campus newspaper established in 1887. <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/registrar\/ole-experience-in-practice-oep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a> about how participating in the masthead can earn the Ole Experience in Practice (OEP) general education attribute.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/thequarry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>The Quarry<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, a literary magazine publishing student and alumni work since 1923<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/thereed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>The Reed<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, an interdisciplinary journal publishing creative writing, literary criticism, and philosophical essays related to existentialism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content  \" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Asking a professor for a letter of recommendation can be an anxiety-producing experience. However, if you follow the protocol below, you can rest assured that your actions are professional and appropriate. Since you are asking a professor to take hours out of his\/her life to help you, do not waste the recommender\u2019s time by being disorganized or thoughtless. While this handout is tailored for academic letters, these guidelines apply for asking for non-academic recommendations as well.<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<em>2 months before recommendation is needed:<\/em>\u00a0Decide which professor(s) might write a recommendation on your behalf. As part of your considerations, ask yourself:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Has this professor seen my recent work?<\/li>\n<li>Have I taken more than one class with this professor?<\/li>\n<li>Does this professor know my strengths from experiences both inside and outside the classroom?<\/li>\n<li>Have I done well in this professor\u2019s courses?<\/li>\n<li>Have I always acted professionally and ethically in regards to this professor and her or his class?<\/li>\n<li>Can this professor comment upon my intellectual development and achievement of skills?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you answered yes to all of these questions, ask this professor.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<em>5-6 weeks before recommendation is needed:<\/em>\u00a0Ask the professor either in office hours or by\u00a0 email if the professor is comfortable writing to\u00a0 recommend you for your given context, e.g. graduate school, a job, a scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>3.<em>\u00a0At least a month before the recommendation is needed:<\/em>\u00a0If the professor agrees to your request, visit the professor during her\/his office hours to discuss your specific plans. During that meeting, prepare a folder for the professor that includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your transcript;<\/li>\n<li>Your resume, if you have one;<\/li>\n<li>Copies of work (papers, projects) you have written for this professor with his\/her comments;<\/li>\n<li>A working draft of a creative or critical sample to be included in the graduate application so that professor can see a recent snapshot of your\u00a0 work;<\/li>\n<li>A statement of purpose\/your application essay. Having at least a working draft of your application essay allows the professor to specifically address your audience and to craft the recommendation to fit your needs. It also shows that you\u2019re serious and your behavior is professional;<\/li>\n<li>A list of dates and addresses, with due dates for various letters; indicate which recommendations are to be done on-line and which in paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Piper Center has a helpful form for requesting letters of recommendation. Some professors may find that information useful.<\/p>\n<p>N.B. Some professors will want this information bundled in a paper folder. Some will prefer it all sent electronically. Ask the professor which s\/he prefers. Regardless of the format, pass on all the requisite information one time and one time only.<\/p>\n<p>A word about recommendation forms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are requesting a paper recommendation, make sure you have filled out the information you must submit and included envelopes and postage.<\/li>\n<li>If you are requesting on-line submissions, make sure that you register the professor with the recommended portfolio\/application service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4.\u00a0<em>After asking for the recommendation but before it is due:<\/em>\u00a0If by any chance you no longer need the recommendation, email the professor immediately. Professors spend weekends, holidays, and late nights writing recommendations. It stings to come into school on the Monday after to hear a casual comment like, \u201cOh, I changed my mind. I am not applying to _____.\u201d Remember, you might want this professor to write a letter for a job or another opportunity later; therefore you do not want to burn a bridge because you made your professor do unnecessary work when you failed to let him or her know of your change of plans.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<em>One week before the recommendation is due:<\/em>\u00a0You may remind the professor via email. But please only send one reminder.<\/p>\n<p>6. If the deadline passes and the professor has not submitted the recommendation, a follow-up email or visit to the professor\u2019s office is in order.<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0<em>After the recommendation is written:<\/em>\u00a0Thank the professor. Some professors welcome email thank you notes, while others find them impersonal. Take into account the nature of the work that you asked of your professor. If s\/he helped you with six graduate school applications, you will want to thank the professor in a more personal way than a quick email. Equally important, let the recommender know the outcome of your application. Do not allow rumor, or worse, the college website, to let the professor know of your accomplishments\u2014when he or she put effort in on your behalf. And if you are rejected, a thank you for the<br \/>\nreference opens opportunity for conversation.<\/p>\n<p><em>A final reminder:<\/em>\u00a0you want to make it easy for your recommender to strongly recommend you. Act professionally and politely. You may need to call upon that professor again and again.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8125,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4244","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4244"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4931,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4244\/revisions\/4931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}