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[ewyatt]

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[stillwater]

I'm expecting a great LOR from a PhD candidate (taught course alone/not a TA) who doesn't intend on staying in academia after finishing her program. I'm shooting for HYS.

1.) It is going to hurt me?
2.) If so, should I drop the LOR altogether or just get two additional academic recommendations?

um no?

should be fine. its not like adcomms look up their qualifications and rate them on academic output, continued tenure, etc.

[rinkrat19]

They won't know or care whether she stays in academia or drops out next year to be a roadie for Justin Bieber.

[A. Nony Mouse]

Yeah, the point isn't what the recommender is actually doing when you apply, it's whether they can speak about your academic abilities. If they taught you in class, they can.

[ewyatt]

Cool. Thanks everybody.

[PalmBay]

The letter is a 3rd party observation of your skills, talents, achievements, character (or lack of these things) and potential for law school. What the recommender does with his or her life upon writing the letter is of no consequence to those things.