I'm an engineering major and I've got no professors to give me references.
To be honest I struggled through many classes so I don't think many of my professors will agree to serve as a reference for me.
Should I get a professor to serve as a reference when job hunting? What are the alternatives?
And if so, how do I go about asking when I've not been an A student. It's rather embarrassing.
What do I do now?
>What are the alternatives?
Were you retarded to buy into the "study STEM and you'll have to fight the job offers off!" meme, and you don't have a part time job or something?
>>17436363
yeah i was retarded.
do you have any advice to give, or are you just on the advice board to ridicule people looking for advice?
>>17436369
Get a job, that's my advice.
Or just ask your professors for references. As long as they know who you are, you made an effort to show you were trying, and you're not a douchebag, they might be willing to vouch for you
>>17436372
>Or just ask your professors for references. As long as they know who you are, you made an effort to show you were trying, and you're not a douchebag, they might be willing to vouch for you
how should i go about this?
just send an email to every professor I've had and hope one bites?
>>17436379
No, you go up to them and talk to them.
Also I have no idea where you live, but where I live, they normally ask for two references, one academic and one other.
>>17436385
>but where I live, they normally ask for two references, one academic and one other.
for grad school or just employment?
>>17436391
For anything grad related - grad jobs or grad school
>>17436395
i see.
it'll be difficult for me to ask in person cuz of fear of rejection and not wanting to place them in an awkward position of rejecting me in person.
but thanks for the advice!