Professor asks what to write on reference letter Forum
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Professor asks what to write on reference letter
One of the professors who I asked to write a reference letter for me has asked me what I'd like him to write. Essentially, it seems he's willing to write whatever is best for my acceptance, of course without lying. I was a top-notch graduate student in his classes and others; I graduated with a 3.99 GPA. I typically turned in my work early, indiciating good time management. I was usually applauded for my good writing and analytical thinking skills. I'd like to ask him to write about these characteristics....but what else? Any suggestions are appreciated.
- helix23
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Re: Professor asks what to write on reference letter
Irony! JKMrNiceGuy35 wrote: I typically turned in my work early, indiciating good time management. I was usually applauded for my good writing and analytical thinking skills.
I would assume a good recommendation letter would do two things: 1) explain his personal experience teaching you and why you were a good student and 2) why, based on #1, you will be a successful in law school and a good addition to the class.
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Re: Professor asks what to write on reference letter
Hehe, yep, spelling errors and improper use of the word "good" = "good writing!" LOL I'll have to be more careful writing these posts!!
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Re: Professor asks what to write on reference letter
It's the internet. I was really just messing with you.MrNiceGuy35 wrote:Hehe, yep, spelling errors and improper use of the word "good" = "good writing!" LOL I'll have to be more careful writing these posts!!
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No problem, I deserved it
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- DougieFresh
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Re: Professor asks what to write on reference letter
Bump.
I had a professor write me back and ask the same thing. Any input would be valued.
Going out on a limb here from some of the Dean interviews, a good LOR should explain why the student will be successful in law school. I remember in one interview, the Dean said something like, "we look for students who love to learn, students who are passionate in their intellectual pursuits."
I was thinking about responding to my prof. to keep this in mind, because I feel like it describes me well and is part of what the adcoms are looking for.
Thoughts?
I had a professor write me back and ask the same thing. Any input would be valued.
Going out on a limb here from some of the Dean interviews, a good LOR should explain why the student will be successful in law school. I remember in one interview, the Dean said something like, "we look for students who love to learn, students who are passionate in their intellectual pursuits."
I was thinking about responding to my prof. to keep this in mind, because I feel like it describes me well and is part of what the adcoms are looking for.
Thoughts?
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Re: Professor asks what to write on reference letter
Sounds good to me, bust of course since I'm the OP with the question, I don't know definitively if it's useful.DougieFresh wrote:Bump.
I had a professor write me back and ask the same thing. Any input would be valued.
Going out on a limb here from some of the Dean interviews, a good LOR should explain why the student will be successful in law school. I remember in one interview, the Dean said something like, "we look for students who love to learn, students who are passionate in their intellectual pursuits."
I was thinking about responding to my prof. to keep this in mind, because I feel like it describes me well and is part of what the adcoms are looking for.
Thoughts?
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Re: Professor asks what to write on reference letter
I was asked this when I applied. I used the school profiles on here to help provide a profile of what schools are generally looking for, and I just explained what schools find important. I did use what was mentioned above re: dean interviews and asked that there was a clear message about my potential to succeed (as opposed to "she's smart").
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Thanks for sharing your experience!
I sent my former professor a nice email that essentially gave a bulleted list of items I thought were important with a statement something like, "I believe these characteristics define me, if you agree please include them."
I sent my former professor a nice email that essentially gave a bulleted list of items I thought were important with a statement something like, "I believe these characteristics define me, if you agree please include them."