Short LOR Forum

[Red_Bird]

I waived my right to see my letter, but my writer emailed it to me anyway to review. It has taken me a long time to get a letter and the one he sent me is pithy.
I am worried this will reflect poorly on me, even though he did say nice things about me.
Thoughts? Should I be worried? Should I try to find someone else to send a letter? I am not sure if anyone else will be available. All of my instructors are attorneys and are very busy. Ugh.

[cavalier1138]

No one is going to care if your LOR is "too short" (whatever that means).

[Red_Bird]

No one is going to care if your LOR is "too short" (whatever that means).

I'm sure "too short" means different things to different people, but I know what you're trying to say. I was worried his disjointed writing style would seem as though he did not know me very well and would cause a weaker impact than a letter with a different writing style.
Thank you for your response. I feel better about the letter now.

[QContinuum]

No one is going to care if your LOR is "too short" (whatever that means).

I'm sure "too short" means different things to different people, but I know what you're trying to say. I was worried his disjointed writing style would seem as though he did not know me very well and would cause a weaker impact than a letter with a different writing style.
Thank you for your response. I feel better about the letter now.

If there is someone else you have in mind who would likely be able to offer a stronger LOR, you should feel free to supplement your application with an additional LOR (assuming you haven't already submitted the max number of LORs). But generally, I wouldn't worry about it. Law school admissions outcomes turn almost entirely on LSAC GPA and (highest) LSAT score. Unless the LOR raises a red flag (e.g., includes a statement along the lines of, "I really don't know Red_Bird well at all, and I was surprised Red_Bird asked me to write this letter"), a weak LOR is very unlikely to hurt you.