Page 1 of 1

rec letter question

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 3:05 am
by O.J.
If I'm applying for Fall 2018, over a year away, is it ok to use a rec. letter I just received recently, or does LSAC want the letters to fall in a certain time window?

It's from a volunteer job I just left, so I need the employer to write it now, instead of asking him to remember me a year from now.

Re: rec letter question

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 3:38 am
by Barack O'Drama
O.J. wrote:If I'm applying for Fall 2018, over a year away, is it ok to use a rec. letter I just received recently, or does LSAC want the letters to fall in a certain time window?

It's from a volunteer job I just left, so I need the employer to write it now, instead of asking him to remember me a year from now.

that's perfectly fine

Re: rec letter question

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 1:49 pm
by O.J.
ok, thanks!

So schools don't look at the date of the rec letter?

Re: rec letter question

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 7:00 am
by Mikey
O.J. wrote:ok, thanks!

So schools don't look at the date of the rec letter?
I don't know the answer to this but fwiw, some people on here have used an LOR from 2 or 3 years prior to applying and had no problem.

Re: rec letter question

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 11:37 am
by Rigo
O.J. wrote:ok, thanks!

So schools don't look at the date of the rec letter?
It's not that they don't look; it's that they don't care.