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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:34 pm
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lol, most grad students are not professors.seancris wrote:LORs from grad-student professors are perfectly acceptable.
At a large university, most instructors are grad-students. I didn't know there was a distinction to draw between and instructor and a professor. This dude appears to be an instructor who is a grad student, thus a grad student/professor.Geetar Man wrote:lol, most grad students are not professors.seancris wrote:LORs from grad-student professors are perfectly acceptable.
Wait, really? Because I have an instructor who is a PhD student who I think could write me a great LoRGeetar Man wrote:lol, most grad students are not professors.seancris wrote:LORs from grad-student professors are perfectly acceptable.
However, I think that a letter from your instructor is perfectly fine.
A pretty big one, actually. It's this cool new thing called a Ph.D.seancris wrote:I didn't know there was a distinction to draw between and instructor and a professor.
I think once they have earned their PhD, then they can be referred to as a professor; its really a part of the politics and naming/titles in the academic world.seancris wrote:At a large university, most instructors are grad-students. I didn't know there was a distinction to draw between and instructor and a professor. This dude appears to be an instructor who is a grad student, thus a grad student/professor.Geetar Man wrote:lol, most grad students are not professors.seancris wrote:LORs from grad-student professors are perfectly acceptable.
I think so dude! I dont remember seeing anywhere that it necessarily had to be someone who was a professor, but it had to be someone who could illustrate your abilities in an academic/work environment. Of course, a letter of rec from a professor will be viewed as most credible (compared to a grad student), so I would say that you should focus on getting those before you decide to use a letter from a grad student. That is not to say that a letter from a grad student is inadmissable to law schools (and LSAC), because I really didnt find any information to believe that it was/wasn't.Br3v wrote:Wait, really? Because I have an instructor who is a PhD student who I think could write me a great LoR
No problem.seancris wrote:Thanks for the clarification, I've always called everyone professor and never been corrected.
IGF, didn't see you there. Bringing asshattery and sacrasm very consistently to situations that don't call for it. How TLS of you.InGoodFaith wrote:A pretty big one, actually. It's this cool new thing called a Ph.D.seancris wrote:I didn't know there was a distinction to draw between and instructor and a professor.
All of your LORs are listen on your LSAC account. From there, you have to pick which one to include in your app from a checklist with each individual app.Br3v wrote:When you submit LoR's can you clarify which are your main two (for schools asking for 2) and which are 3rd/4th etc (for schools that accept them)?
This is credited. Therefore, you won't be able to list the letters by importance, which is why it's important to include only the letters that you know will benefit you (even the slightest). You don't want to include a letter that you have at the bottom of your list (of recommender strength) if you don't have to.seancris wrote:All of your LORs are listen on your LSAC account. From there, you have to pick which one to include in your app from a checklist with each individual app.Br3v wrote:When you submit LoR's can you clarify which are your main two (for schools asking for 2) and which are 3rd/4th etc (for schools that accept them)?
How do you guys know this? lol Have you applied places before?Geetar Man wrote:This is credited. Therefore, you won't be able to list the letters by importance, which is why it's important to include only the letters that you know will benefit you (even the slightest). You don't want to include a letter that you have at the bottom of your list (of recommender strength) if you don't have to.seancris wrote:All of your LORs are listen on your LSAC account. From there, you have to pick which one to include in your app from a checklist with each individual app.Br3v wrote:When you submit LoR's can you clarify which are your main two (for schools asking for 2) and which are 3rd/4th etc (for schools that accept them)?
I've been on TLS for almost 2 years (officially)/almost 3 years (unofficially), in and out of a lot of threads. Thats how! lolBr3v wrote:How do you guys know this? lol Have you applied places before?Geetar Man wrote:This is credited. Therefore, you won't be able to list the letters by importance, which is why it's important to include only the letters that you know will benefit you (even the slightest). You don't want to include a letter that you have at the bottom of your list (of recommender strength) if you don't have to.seancris wrote:All of your LORs are listen on your LSAC account. From there, you have to pick which one to include in your app from a checklist with each individual app.Br3v wrote:When you submit LoR's can you clarify which are your main two (for schools asking for 2) and which are 3rd/4th etc (for schools that accept them)?
Yup. I applied to law schools this year, decided to retake the LSAT apply again next year instead of going straight into the schools I got into. I'll be a pro after this lol.Br3v wrote:How do you guys know this? lol Have you applied places before?Geetar Man wrote:This is credited. Therefore, you won't be able to list the letters by importance, which is why it's important to include only the letters that you know will benefit you (even the slightest). You don't want to include a letter that you have at the bottom of your list (of recommender strength) if you don't have to.seancris wrote:All of your LORs are listen on your LSAC account. From there, you have to pick which one to include in your app from a checklist with each individual app.Br3v wrote:When you submit LoR's can you clarify which are your main two (for schools asking for 2) and which are 3rd/4th etc (for schools that accept them)?