Letters of Recommendation from Tech professors? Options

[Dogmeat]

Ok I'm wondering how to go about doing this.

There isn't a single mechanical engineering professor in the tech ME department that would even have a clue who I was if I emailed them asking for a letter of recommendation, and the grad school I'm applying to requires three of them.

What do I do?

Do they just hand these things out to anyone or do you actually have to prove to them you deserve it?

I think I _MIGHT_ be able to get Dr. Oler to give me one, and MAYBE Dr. Muga ....

I mean should I just email the instructors I know I got good grades from and be like "Hi! Recommend me!"......?

[Dogmeat]

well, this is another thing ...

For the field of study I'm going into, I have a _LOT_ of prior work experience, but no references. IE, I can't use my current job as a reference because if I do I'll be fired on spot.

The other thing is, the program I'm trying to get into isn't exactly a prestegious school by any means and didn't even HAVE a PE program from like 1994 until 2004 .... they cut it out entirley, and finally started it up again several years ago ..

They do offer MSPE and PhD in PE, but I cannot for the life of me think that people are dying to head to the University of Wyoming for a master's in PE, which I think is what will ultimatley get me in if I get in.

What I'm going to do is get my GRE done, apply, and then send them an essay stating that I really dont' have a lot of academic references, but I can give them a resume and a transcript and whatnot ...

I don't know, I kind of have a feeling that if I talk to htem about it they'll be a lot more lienient on me as far as the letters of recomendation go.