Using an undergrad LoR for transferring
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:16 pm
Probably my best LoR for my original cycle came from a professor (kind of) who I worked closely with for many years at my undergrad. He knew me very well and placed me in a leadership position over a large group of people for several years. He can speak to my personality, work ethic, leadership qualities, etc. better than anyone else (well, anyone else with the stature to write a LoR for me).
Obviously I can't use the same letter and some of these schools I applying to xfer to I already applied to during my original cycle. I could probably get him to rewrite the letter, but I've since moved away and haven't been in touch with him very much (which is normal) and we are a year removed from when I was working for him at undergrad. Is this acceptable? Encouraged? For schools that require 2 LoRs, I assume I should still get another letter from a professor here, right? (already have 1)
Obviously I can't use the same letter and some of these schools I applying to xfer to I already applied to during my original cycle. I could probably get him to rewrite the letter, but I've since moved away and haven't been in touch with him very much (which is normal) and we are a year removed from when I was working for him at undergrad. Is this acceptable? Encouraged? For schools that require 2 LoRs, I assume I should still get another letter from a professor here, right? (already have 1)