Payment history is a major consideration when it comes to calculating your credit score, making up 35% of your total score. A single late payment — which happens 30 days or more after the payment was ...

Associate professor Stephen Wheeler of the Environmental Design department and Ph.D. candidate Jake Dialesandro talk in his office on January 7, 2020. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) As you embark on your ...

Your letter writer should be someone with whom you have had contact recently, not in the distant past. For academic references, ask professors who have taught you in a course and who think highly of ...

If you are in any leadership position, you will likely have to write a letter of recommendation for an employee, coworker, student or intern. Being asked to write a letter of recommendation means the ...

What is a letter of inquiry? When you have a project that might appeal to a foundation, they usually specify the types of materials they prefer to receive. In many cases, the initial communication ...