Letters of Recommendation

Name: Ryan Rosario, or Ryan R. Rosario. There is no accent mark on the a in my last name.
Official Job Title: Lecturer. A common error is to just write "Professor" which conveys "fully tenured research professor" to the committee and may be looked upon as a serious error.
Relationship: Here you can state professor for CS143 etc.
Phone: (310) 825-1322
Address: 404 Westwood Plaza, Engineering VI, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1596
Email Address: Use the email address printed on my syllabus which is first initial + last name at see ess dot ucla dot edu .

Credit: Much of the motivation, and content, on this page comes from my friend, and previous CS 180 TA, Prof. Michael Shindler at UC Irvine.

I am happy to serve as a reference for students I have taught or mentored, but due to my hectic schedule I need to set some boundaries up front. This page is primarily about letters of recommendation for graduate programs but applies to other forms of reference as well.

First, some guidelines:

Students requesting a letter must have taken at least 2 courses with me with an average of 3.6 or higher, or one course with a solid "A", unless we have had significant interactions outside of lecture (e.g. office hours, significant participation on class forums, keeping in touch).
I will only write letters for students that have committed to attending graduate school and accepting an offer from a program. If graduate school is a backup to a full time job, or you are not sure if you want to go to grad school, please do not request a letter. Each year I spend considerable time writing letters for students that withdraw from the process or decide not to attend graduate school.
Your earliest deadline must be at least one month after you have submitted all materials to me. I will not respond to requests that are shorter than that.

If this looks good, continue to the next page.