I agree that letter-writing is part of my job, and that's why I get the Big Bucks. (Which is laughable, since, as an adjunct, my pay is a *fraction* - and a pretty small fraction at that - of what full-timers make. I teach at two different colleges, but many of you may not know that "full-time adjuncts" make between $2200 and $2500 per course. You can do the math and figure out my average yearly pay.)
But since teaching is a labor of love, I'm willing to help my students continue their academic careers. If an honest, carefully written letter can accomplish that, then I'm happy to be a part of their progress. The only "pay" I request is that they let me know when/if they get into the program they've chosen, and an occasional update. Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Marc Carter <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > I would never charge for letters; that's part of my job. We're a > grad-school prep program, and writing letters is a requisite part of that > program.**** > > ** ** > > We do, however, require that students submit a skills sheet; it includes > information that grad programs consider important. It saves tons of time > trying to remember or researching what the students have done, and allows > us to efficiently write letters that get at those qualities grad schools > (and we also have a separate skills sheet for employers) are looking for.* > *** > > ** ** > > My big complaint is the electronic submissions, all of which are > apparently different. Be nice if there were a central clearinghouse to > which we could upload letters and comment on students' abilities, and the > students could send a link to that information to all the schools to which > they're applying. It's really hard to keep track of 15 or more different > emailed requests – especially when many of them will send reminders, > further clouding the task….**** > > ** ** > > m**** > > ** ** > > -- > Marc Carter, PhD > Associate Professor of Psychology > Chair, Department of Behavioral and Health Sciences**** > > College of Arts & Sciences > Baker University > -- **** > > ** ** > > *From:* Rob Weisskirch [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 28, 2012 11:04 AM > *To:* Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > *Subject:* Re:[tips] Charging students for letters of recommendation**** > > ** ** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > TIPSfolk, > > In my previous post, I would not suggest charging students for the quality > of the letter--they would pay for my time, regardless of what the letter > would say, good or bad. 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