A: Hey Professor Lopez, I need a favor. B: What kind of favor? A: Can you write a recommendation letter for me? B: I'm sorry, but I can't. A: Why not? I was a good student. B: Yes, you were. The thing is, I don't know you that well. A: I'll just give you my resume, and you can write about how great I am! B: I can't. I don't think I can write you a good letter. A: But I don't know who else to ask. B: Ask someone who knows you as more than just a student. A: I honestly never had a professor I felt close to. B: Then, you can only hope a professor writes a letter for you regardless of that fact.