{"id":20961,"date":"2017-06-28T15:09:04","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T19:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=20961"},"modified":"2019-07-19T23:00:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T03:00:37","slug":"dont-ask-us-about-the-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=20961","title":{"rendered":"don’t ask us about the babies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello askas (ive heard that there are two now)! I am applying for a few internships and I need some academic references. I also may need some for future grad programs! So I read your previous posts on profs and references. Could I ask TAs for references and if so, what approach should I take? Are there other people besides profs and TAs who can provide academic references? Or would references from TAs and other ppl be useless? Thanks for your time(:<\/p>\n

\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

hi!<\/p>\n

yep, there are now two askas running around the place. we are united by our frozen hearts, love of gifs, and distain for math. we’re also lowkey both beyonce. it’s a really\u00a0really\u00a0<\/em>snappy work environment.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

academic references are usually instructors in a course, so usually a prof. i know that sometimes you form more relationships with your TAs, but academic references are usually the people who teach the course material. sucks, i know.<\/p>\n

if you have a TA you\u00a0really really\u00a0<\/em>wanna use as a reference, i would get in contact with the organization that you’re trying to intern for or check out their application guidelines to see if they accept TAs or other people as references.<\/p>\n

good luck! hope this helps!<\/p>\n

xoxo,<\/p>\n

aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello askas (ive heard that there are two now)! I am applying for a few internships and I need some academic references. I also may need some for future grad programs! So I read your previous posts on profs and references. Could I ask TAs for references and if so, what approach should I take? Are there other people besides profs and TAs who can provide academic references? Or would references from TAs and other ppl be useless? Thanks for your time(: \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 hi! yep, there are now two askas running around the place. we are united by our frozen hearts, love of gifs, and distain for math. we’re also lowkey both beyonce. it’s a really\u00a0really\u00a0snappy work environment. academic references are usually instructors in a course, so usually a prof. i know that sometimes you form more relationships with your TAs, but academic references are usually the people who teach the course material. sucks, i know. if you have a TA you\u00a0really really\u00a0wanna use as a reference, i would get in contact with the organization that you’re trying to intern for or check out their application guidelines to see if they accept TAs or other people as references. good luck! hope this helps! xoxo, aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[265],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-references"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t