Letters of recommendation

(Page borrowed from David Zureick-Brown, who borrowed it from Kiran Kedlaya, who borrowed it from Ravi Vakil.)

Below is my checklist of things I ask for when I write a letter. Some of these you may have already done.

Please let me know at least a month in advance. I'll still try to accommodate shorter deadlines, but the letter is likely to be better with more time.
A list of links to the instructions/prompt for the letter writer, with deadlines.
Instructions on how to submit (email, link, "you will receive an email," etc.).
Whether I need to mail a physical letter vs. upload, if my letter has a different deadline, and any other special instructions.
I have a strong preference for PDF or plain-text documents. A spreadsheet is also OK.
Please include your name in the filename of any documents you send.
Who are your other letter writers? Include a sentence of context (e.g., "advised my honors thesis").
Send drafts of anything you're submitting. The basic principle is that I can't write about something I don't know about.
I'd prefer an unofficial copy of your transcript too.

I leave it up to the applicant to make sure I don't miss the deadline (which has never happened). Send me reminder emails — every week or more often as deadlines approach. I'll email you back when I've submitted.

On the application page, please use:

Name: Taylor Dupuy
Affiliation: University of Vermont
Department: Mathematics and Statistics
Position: Associate Professor
Email: tdupuy@uvm.edu
Address: University of Vermont, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 16 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT 05401