tekken3 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 is it better to have a two academic + NON-academic reference (volunteer) or TWO academic ref + ONE research reference ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 is it better to have a two academic + NON-academic reference (volunteer) or TWO academic ref + ONE research reference ? Many schools require 3 academic letters... 2 science, 1 non-science. I would def choose the research reference over a volunteer one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderpig Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 I disagree. I think you should go for 1 academic, 1 research, and 1 volunteer reference. This way, they can see how you are overall as an individual. Plus, having the volunteer reference could showcase that you're a compassionate person... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
token Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 What school are you applying to that will only allow 3? The more the better as long as they're all strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Yeah but almost every applicant has some volunteer EC so it doesn't really make you stand out. Most volunteer coordinators have really limited knowledge of you as a person so unless you are particularly close to your volunteer person I think that LOR would be pretty useless.... Just send them all in but watch out for schools that have the specific 2 science, 1 non-science lor requirement. ETA: tried to edit and quote spiderpig but I'm not smart enough to figure out how to quote through the edit screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c17h Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 My advice is to get all of them, as long as each letter can offer something distinct. Many schools in the US do NOT have an upper limit on the number of LORs and many have a maximum of 6. Most times you will need at least 2 science and 1 non-science (as Rach said), but it's also good to have research and volunteering on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderDog Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Anyone know if its ok to assign additional letters AFTER you've been completed? will that harm your app?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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