Marcy,
In situations where I cannot write a positive letter of recommendation,
I have simply told the student that in all honesty the kind of letter
I would write could not be as strongly supportive as the student expects
it to be (for several reasons I do not need to mention). It would be to
the student's advantage therefore to approach someone who might be able
to write a stronger letter of support. As far as I can recall, the
student has appreciated my "candour." I have also taken a similar
stance when people have asked if they could include me as a reference
in their applications for whatever.
Patrick
Patrick Dias
Faculty of Education
McGill University
3700 McTavish Street
Montreal, QC
Canada H3A 1Y2
Telephone: (514) 398-6960 (work)
626-3605 (home)
FAX (514) 398-4529
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