I got a bachelors in 2005, then worked for 2 years with legal firms doing patent work as a technology specialist, and then went to grad school and got a masters this year. Currently I'm interning with a patent attorney. I will be applying this cycle.
I can get an excellent recommendation from the 2005-2007 employer, but the consensus on TLS forums seems to be that a good academic LOR will trump an excellent work LOR. So I am not considering a work LOR. I want to avoid taking LORs from grad school, because I had a much better relation with Profs from my UG university. I know for sure that I will get an excellent UG LOR and another good UG LOR.
Is it fine that I provide two UG LORS having been out of UG for 5 years? Will the absence of grad school LORs and work LORs be taken as a negative given that I've been out of UG so long?
Choosing LOR - out of UG 5 yrs, 2 yrs work-exp, then Masters Forum
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Re: Choosing LOR - out of UG 5 yrs, 2 yrs work-exp, then Masters
In your case I think submitting with 3 LORs is perfectly justified. Do the two from your UG as well as the best work one you end up with. Save any others in case of waitlisting.
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Re: Choosing LOR - out of UG 5 yrs, 2 yrs work-exp, then Masters
Thanks for the quick reply! I've already asked my UG professors; I'll also get in touch with my ex-manager.2014 wrote:In your case I think submitting with 3 LORs is perfectly justified. Do the two from your UG as well as the best work one you end up with. Save any others in case of waitlisting.
