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180orDie

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Ideal Number of LORs?

Post by 180orDie » Sat Dec 17, 2016 5:39 pm

What's the sweet spot? I hear 4 is too much.

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Re: Ideal Number of LORs?

Post by blackmamba8 » Sat Dec 17, 2016 5:48 pm

2 seems like it's the standard. Maybe 3 if you really want but it's not necessary.

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Re: Ideal Number of LORs?

Post by floatie » Tue Dec 20, 2016 2:19 pm

Quality matters more than quantity. 2 letters from profs/employers who know you really well is better than 4 that are mediocre.

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