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LOR's - If you have them should you send them?

Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:16 am
by thatjuanguy
Some of the T14 obviously have different LOR requirements than other schools - Michigan, NU, Berkeley(are the ones I know of off the top of my head - these require 0/1.

Everything I have ever heard about Michigan, for example, is that even thought they require 1 its suggested that you send 3.

My question is for schools that only require 1(or 0) is it better to just send the 2 you have or is it actually okay to not submit any? Also, at the end of the day do you all think it really matters?

Re: LOR's - If you have them should you send them?

Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:18 am
by 2014
Every school has a number that they "Recommend" and you would probably be foolish to not submit that many. If they recommend 2 however and you choose to submit 3, there might be a dilemma. Many on TLS would say in that case you can only hurt yourself by sending more.

Re: LOR's - If you have them should you send them?

Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:21 am
by Hattori Hanzo
Send as many as they request/recommend and keep the rest for later when you're on the WL.

Re: LOR's - If you have them should you send them?

Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:29 am
by 094320
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Re: LOR's - If you have them should you send them?

Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:38 am
by thatjuanguy
Hattori Hanzo wrote:Send as many as they request/recommend and keep the rest for later when you're on the WL.

this actually makes some "strategic" sense lol