You should email the recommender a polite reminder. Something like: I just wanted to touch base with you regarding my recommendation...

So you’ve requested an LOR from a professor and they haven’t responded yet. Should you worry? In short, no. Professors get many, many...

So you’ve been working yourself to the bone, spending hours-upon-hours (or even weeks-upon-weeks) developing the perfect personal...

If you don’t feel like you have a strong anecdote to start off your SOP, it’s okay. Don’t feel like you have to force one. Because...