Letters of Recommendation

[ladylearner]

I have been accumulating the list of MFA creative writing programs that I plan to apply to for next year after I complete my TESU BALS.

Pretty much all of the programs require at least one letter of recommendation. Some ask for three, with at least one from an academic source. My biggest issue is that while I may be able to get an academic recommendation it would not be from an area related to creative writing, as all of that coursework was nearly 20 years ago.

I was considering enrolling in the post-bac writing certificate offered by Berkeley Extension online. The big draw back is that there are set course dates and I would not be able to start until after I finish at TESU and officially have my BA. That would mean having to wait for the next year's application cycle before I would have taken a class or two from someone that could write a recommendation.

The option I am currently leaning towards is to take some of the online creative writing courses through Stanford's Continuing Studies. They only require a high school diploma or equivalent to enroll, so I could get started before my BA is official.

Anyone know of any other online creative writing courses/programs that could help me get an academic recommendation?

I don't know if this would help you or not, but my capstone mentor gave me a letter of recommendation for grad school. Since you're interested in creative writing, I imagine your capstone topic might be one of that nature. It was the guided study option, but I was still able to get the letter of recommendation with ease. It made sense given that my capstone topic was something that I wanted to study further in grad school. I mentioned that fact in a conversation with the mentor and she offered a letter of recommendation before I even asked.