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Letter of Recommendation Requests 

1. Email Dr. Olcaysoy Okten to inquire about her willingness and availability to write you a letter.  

2. Include a clear subject line (e.g., recommendation letter request for [your name]) in your requests. 

Please do so at least one month before your first deadline.  

Materials to be Provided by the Requester 

- Please share the following documents in one google drive folder with irmakolcaysoy@gmail.com 

A google spreadsheet including 

• each school to which you’re applying 

• the type of program (e.g., social, clinical, I/O…) and the degree (Ph.D., Master’s) 

• the due date of the letter of recommendation 

• the faculty member(s) you are interested in working with (in the order of interest) 

• A summary of the research activities that you have done in our lab (ideally one paragraph for each project, listing the topic and the specific tasks you completed) 

• A Curriculum Vitæ 

• Transcripts (unofficial copies are fine) 

• GRE scores (if available) 

• The statement of purpose or personal statement