Letters of Recommendation from Academic Source - What if you weren't close to your professors?

Hey guys,

so i noticed some business schools ask for at least one of the recommendation letters to be from an academic source.

My question is, what should you do if you weren't exactly close to your university professors/lecturers? wouldn't it be a bit stupid if you suddenly contacted them and they can't exactly remember who you were?

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just call and ask make them remember the good things about you and how well you did in the class they will give it 99/100 times if they remember you for not being a douche bag

 

This is so simple...

Talk about your ability to analyze things. Give examples Talk about how hard a worker you are and what you have done to show that Why are you better than everyone else? What relevant leadership experience do you have? What makes you stand out? Attention to detail Personality (finance is about relationships) Mathematical background?

There are an infinite amount of things. Read any internship listing for what they want in an applicant. SELL YOURSELF

"Look, you're my best friend, so don't take this the wrong way. In twenty years, if you're still livin' here, comin' over to my house to watch the Patriots games, still workin' construction, I'll fuckin' kill you. That's not a threat, that's a fact.
 

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