miml6 Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Hey, does anyone know whether profs in certain fields writing references are "better" than others? I asked a prof with whom I took two courses, but she is a music prof, so I'm not sure if relevance plays a factor in schools' preference.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stmac Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 yep. duh. that makes so much more sense now! thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTMac17 Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Hi! Just wondering how long your essays were, were they the complete 5000 words? I didn't use the entire 5000 characters - I used about 3500 on one and 4300 on another. I just wrote what I had to say, and didn't want to ramble or try to make it longer if it didn't fit the point I was making. Hey, does anyone know whether profs in certain fields writing references are "better" than others? I asked a prof with whom I took two courses, but she is a music prof, so I'm not sure if relevance plays a factor in schools' preference.. This I don't know, but I would think that it's really best to use profs who know you well enough to write a good reference letter, as opposed to looking specifically for someone in a related field. This way the prof can really talk about your attributes, and your transferable skills, because it's not all about technical knowledge (really not at all about technical knowledge when applying - they want to know what type of person you are). OT students come from so many different disciplines - I have classmates who did their previous schooling in astrobiology, teaching, science, kinesiology, psych, nutrition, global studies, (and other totally unrelated things that were so diverse I can't even remember)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miml6 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 I didn't use the entire 5000 characters - I used about 3500 on one and 4300 on another. I just wrote what I had to say, and didn't want to ramble or try to make it longer if it didn't fit the point I was making. This I don't know, but I would think that it's really best to use profs who know you well enough to write a good reference letter, as opposed to looking specifically for someone in a related field. This way the prof can really talk about your attributes, and your transferable skills, because it's not all about technical knowledge (really not at all about technical knowledge when applying - they want to know what type of person you are). OT students come from so many different disciplines - I have classmates who did their previous schooling in astrobiology, teaching, science, kinesiology, psych, nutrition, global studies, (and other totally unrelated things that were so diverse I can't even remember)! Thanks for your input, OTMac17! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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