The letters of recommendation you will request as a Senior will have a significant effect on your job opportunities, salary offers, graduate fellowship opportunities, admission to graduate schools, and so on. It is important that the writers of such letters be able to say that they know you well. Therefore, it can be very much worth your effort to ensure that one or two of the instructors you have had, advisors, or faculty employers know you really well. For example, you might do an extra project for an instructor in a course, you might work as a student hourly employee in a laboratory, you might take independent-study courses, or you might volunteer for Engineering EXPO or other activities which will favorably call you to the attention of faculty. Obviously, participating in class discussions and asking many intelligent questions is also helpful.

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