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Fourth Letter of Rec

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jan 18, 2023 10:50 pm

Is it okay to submit four letters of recommendation--three from professors, and one from my district court judge? Will it have an effect one way or the other?

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Re: Fourth Letter of Rec

Post by Anonymous User » Sun Feb 05, 2023 2:01 pm

Same question here. Situation slightly different. If things go well this semester, by the time the Plan opens I may be able to gather four recommenders - all professors. Do I need to drop one of them?

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Re: Fourth Letter of Rec

Post by Anonymous User » Sun Feb 05, 2023 2:23 pm

Is there a reason why you think you need four? Is there something that the fourth is going to add that the other three can't provide?

I don't think four rec letters is some kind of issue that's going to get you auto-dinged, I just think it's rare that adding another letter is going to help you.

Wrt a letter from a judge, if your judge is willing to write a letter, yes, I'd drop one of the professors. It would also be fair to submit three letters from profs and say that your judge would be happy to take a phone call about you.

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Re: Fourth Letter of Rec

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Feb 09, 2023 1:38 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Wed Jan 18, 2023 10:50 pm
Is it okay to submit four letters of recommendation--three from professors, and one from my district court judge? Will it have an effect one way or the other?
Just drop a professor letter. Most letters are the same generic crap, better to have a federal judge signing it than a professor.

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