Hi everyone,
I am a bit conflicted about which letters of recommendation I should send for my Stanford LL.M. (as well as Columbia) Applications.
I have a very strong letter from a partner at my current firm, but the Dean of Admissions at my law school (tier 1 Canada), said that he would send academic letters above employment letters, and that he just skims letters from employers.
I have three academic letters and 2 employment letters.
As of now, I was going to send 2 academic and 2 employment to stanford, and one of each to columbia?
His comment made me think that I should go 3 academic and 1 work for stanford, and perhaps 2 academic for columbia.
The profs who have written my letters are well-respected and the letters are strong, but these ll.m. programs stress work experience, so I am a bit conflicted -
any advice would be appreciated.
thanks
LOR from Academic v Employer
Posted Nov 28, 2012 23:50
Hi everyone,
I am a bit conflicted about which letters of recommendation I should send for my Stanford LL.M. (as well as Columbia) Applications.
I have a very strong letter from a partner at my current firm, but the Dean of Admissions at my law school (tier 1 Canada), said that he would send academic letters above employment letters, and that he just skims letters from employers.
I have three academic letters and 2 employment letters.
As of now, I was going to send 2 academic and 2 employment to stanford, and one of each to columbia?
His comment made me think that I should go 3 academic and 1 work for stanford, and perhaps 2 academic for columbia.
The profs who have written my letters are well-respected and the letters are strong, but these ll.m. programs stress work experience, so I am a bit conflicted -
any advice would be appreciated.
thanks
I am a bit conflicted about which letters of recommendation I should send for my Stanford LL.M. (as well as Columbia) Applications.
I have a very strong letter from a partner at my current firm, but the Dean of Admissions at my law school (tier 1 Canada), said that he would send academic letters above employment letters, and that he just skims letters from employers.
I have three academic letters and 2 employment letters.
As of now, I was going to send 2 academic and 2 employment to stanford, and one of each to columbia?
His comment made me think that I should go 3 academic and 1 work for stanford, and perhaps 2 academic for columbia.
The profs who have written my letters are well-respected and the letters are strong, but these ll.m. programs stress work experience, so I am a bit conflicted -
any advice would be appreciated.
thanks
Posted Nov 29, 2012 18:14
I think you should send at least 1 from your working place. AFAIK, Columbia highly value work experience. All my friends that I know go to Columbia, have sort of law firm experience (unlike Yale who are academician).
Beside that, if you don't put the employment letters (while you put that let say, you are y years in x law firm), the law school might wondering why don't you put the recommendation from the law firm.
I think you should send at least 1 from your working place. AFAIK, Columbia highly value work experience. All my friends that I know go to Columbia, have sort of law firm experience (unlike Yale who are academician).
Beside that, if you don't put the employment letters (while you put that let say, you are y years in x law firm), the law school might wondering why don't you put the recommendation from the law firm.
Beside that, if you don't put the employment letters (while you put that let say, you are y years in x law firm), the law school might wondering why don't you put the recommendation from the law firm.
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