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[quote=Anonymous]I used to teach classes as a graduate student, and I had a student who was pretty terrible. Skipped classes, barely did any work, what he did do was at best mediocre. At the end of the semester he asked me for a letter of recommendation and I told him I couldn’t write him one. He pressed and I said I could not write him a good letter. He pressed more. I think he needed it to apply for an internship or something. So, like the PP with the boilerplate, I wrote something true but very bland and not my normal letter. Something like “Fred was in my class. He was usually punctual and he completed the course. Fred is a pleasant individual and is well-liked by his peers. I am sure Fred will benefit from the experience of interning at X.” He was happy to have something in writing from a teacher and I didn’t have to lie, which I would never have done. [/quote]
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