Would appreciate advice Forum

[lawapp2014]

I just realized that Stanford explicitly says that it prefers letters of rec that are tailored to the school. How do I submit a fourth letter of rec after my application has gone complete, and should I even do that?

[lawapp2014]

Anyone?

[cron1834]

You couldn't even wait TEN MINUTES to post a follow-up beg/bump?

[axel.foley]

I would post this in the Spivey thread. But IMO I don't think this would be a good idea. 4 LORs is pretty excessive, even if your earlier ones weren't tailored. Also, I doubt most people who apply -- and get in -- to Stanford ask their profs/bosses to tailor, for two reasons: a) what would they even write if they were not an alum of Stanford? I feel like anything would be contrived and the result of a quick random fact from google, and b) you are already asking them for a reasonably intensive favor.

Save your fourth just in case you get WL'd.

[BillsFan9907]

I would post this in the Spivey thread. But IMO I don't think this would be a good idea. 4 LORs is pretty excessive, even if your earlier ones weren't tailored. Also, I doubt most people who apply -- and get in -- to Stanford ask their profs/bosses to tailor, for two reasons: a) what would they even write if they were not an alum of Stanford? I feel like anything would be contrived and the result of a quick random fact from google, and b) you are already asking them for a reasonably intensive favor.

Save your fourth just in case you get WL'd.

The above is what I have read as well. Of course they, like any other school, would appreciate recommendations from someone with considerable knowledge of the school.

It's questionable whether they expect a professor to spend a few hours on the Stanford website in order to regurgitate things in the recommendation.

[lawapp2014]

Okay, thank you for the advice!