Find somebody else to write that one rec, and have him do the others?

barnex

Any brilliant advice would certainly be appreciated. Shameless advocacy is often good, too.

hanopycanopy

Stalling might still not work.

Insipid

What? Wait and let someone else rake in all big internship money you could be making

kawally216

Email the person who is out of town, and explain that you understand they might not be able to do it. In the meantime, ask someone else as well as a backup. You can inform the internship people which references you want them to count after you know whether the first person was able to write one.

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