Letters of Recommendation from Cathy Drennan

Graduate School Letters

Writing letters of recommendation is an important part of my job, one that I take seriously. Since I am asked to write a large number of letters each year, my assistant Laura Doughty and I have a firm set of guidelines. Here they are:

1. Make sure I know you well enough to write a letter before asking.

2. If you do want me to write you a letter, you will need to ask me whether I am willing to do so by November 1. If I say yes, then I need ALL information by the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. I write letters over Thanksgiving and if I don't have all the information, I can't write a letter and you will have to find someone else. Please copy my assistant, Laura Doughty, on all email requests: ldoughty@mit.edu

3. Once I have agreed to write a letter, deliver all the following materials me prior to the Wednesday before Thanksgiving:

e. All forms. Please fill out your information and type in my contact information:

Name: Catherine L. Drennan
Position: Professor of Chemistry
Department: Chemistry
Institution: MIT
Mailing Address:
Bldg. 68-680, MIT,
77 Massachusetts Ave.,
Cambridge, MA 02139

Phone: (617) 253-5622
Fax: (617) 258-7847
E-mail: cdrennan@mit.edu

f. Pre-address and stamp the envelopes for mailing. Place a return address in the upper left hand corner which reads:

Prof. Cathy Drennan
MIT Building 68-680
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139

4. If you are applying to multiple places, please give me all requests at once, and all before Thanksgiving


Medical School

Writing letters of recommendation is an important part of my job, one that I take seriously. Since I am asked to write a large number of letters each year, my assistant Lauren Martin and I have a firm set of guidelines. Here they are:

1. Make sure I know you well enough to write a letter before asking.

2. If you do want me to write you a letter, you will need to ask me whether I am willing to do so by May 15. If I say yes, then I need ALL information by June 15. I write letters in June and if I don't have all the information, I can't write the letter, and you will have to find someone else.

3. Once I have agreed to write a letter, deliver the following materials me by June 15

Cathy Drennan