Not using any academic LORs... Forum

[wingedwolf]

I have transferred five times and have not gotten close to any professors, I was thinking of forgoing the academic LOR route in favor of people who can actually write about me. How much will this be frowned upon? Has anyone else done this?

[vanwinkle]

How many years have you been out of school?

[rinkrat19]

Not a good idea unless you've been out of school for a while. Like 3 years, minimum.

[BigZuck]

In b4 OP suggests going to a crappy school with the intention of transferring up.

But seriously, you can't get even a TA to write you a letter?

[vinnnyvincenzo]

I wasnt necessarily close with any of my teachers, they knew of me and knew I was a genius and did well in their courses but didnt know what a wonderful person I was and am. I would assume you must have had at least a couple teachers who remember you and if you did good work can at least write about you getting a good grade or showing promise through a presentation or paper you did. Then compliment those, perhaps, vague references with 1 or 2 outside academic LOR's from people who know you well and can back up whatever story you want to present to admissions people.

[noobishned]

Kind of trailing on Op's post with a different variant of this question: Do you think it is OK if you use a letter from a previous boss and a letter from a professor? (I'm K-JD).