c/o 2019 Applicant Compendium (2015 - 2016) Forum

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:04 pm

Post removed.

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:13 pm

Post removed.

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:22 pm

Post removed.

barley · Post by **barley** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:26 pm

I only have two recommenders at the moment because one of the people I emailed never got back to me.

Trying to decide if I should look for another academic reference, or if I'm okay sticking with 1 academic, 1 professional.

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:29 pm

Post removed.

doublehoohopeful · Post by **doublehoohopeful** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:32 pm

benwyatt wrote:
barley wrote:I only have two recommenders at the moment because one of the people I emailed never got back to me. Trying to decide if I should look for another academic reference, or if I'm okay sticking with 1 academic, 1 professional.
Are you K-JD or close?
Unless you're well out of UG, I would definitely plan to have 2 academic.

And well out of UG should be defined as 7-10 years out.

barley · Post by **barley** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:35 pm

doublehoohopeful wrote:
benwyatt wrote:
barley wrote:I only have two recommenders at the moment because one of the people I emailed never got back to me. Trying to decide if I should look for another academic reference, or if I'm okay sticking with 1 academic, 1 professional.
Are you K-JD or close?
Unless you're well out of UG, I would definitely plan to have 2 academic.
And well out of UG should be defined as 7-10 years out.

I'm currently one year out/two total by the time I start.

I was really banking on this one, so my fingers are crossed that she's on vacation or something and will reply once school starts up again. But I guess I'll find an alternate since the common thinking seems to be that 2 academic is necessary.

LadyProspero · Post by **LadyProspero** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:40 pm

fips tedora wrote:Myself, Urbanist, Generally, Scandk, Lady Prospero, Somethingelse, and Least Diverse. One more!

Yay fantasy football! Super excited for this!

doublehoohopeful · Post by **doublehoohopeful** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:40 pm

barley wrote:
doublehoohopeful wrote:
benwyatt wrote:
barley wrote:I only have two recommenders at the moment because one of the people I emailed never got back to me. Trying to decide if I should look for another academic reference, or if I'm okay sticking with 1 academic, 1 professional.
Are you K-JD or close?
Unless you're well out of UG, I would definitely plan to have 2 academic.
And well out of UG should be defined as 7-10 years out.
I'm currently one year out/two total by the time I start.

I was really banking on this one, so my fingers are crossed that she's on vacation or something and will reply once school starts up again. But I guess I'll find an alternate since the common thinking seems to be that 2 academic is necessary.

At least for me, soliciting LORs from my professors was unduly difficult and took a ridiculous amount of time. I'd try to nail down the strongest LORs you can get and let that dictate your schedule.

basedvulpes · Post by **basedvulpes** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:49 pm

Post removed.

Generally · Post by **Generally** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:50 pm

Post removed.

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:52 pm

Post removed.

Generally · Post by **Generally** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:56 pm

Post removed.

20171203 · Post by **20171203** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 2:37 pm

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 3:23 pm

Post removed.

urbanist11 · Post by **urbanist11** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 3:27 pm

Post removed.

basedvulpes · Post by **basedvulpes** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:06 pm

Post removed.

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:21 pm

Post removed.

basedvulpes · Post by **basedvulpes** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:26 pm

Post removed.

basedvulpes · Post by **basedvulpes** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:30 pm

Post removed.

urbanist11 · Post by **urbanist11** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:33 pm

Post removed.

Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:35 pm

Post removed.

doublehoohopeful · Post by **doublehoohopeful** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:36 pm

basedvulpes wrote:
basedvulpes wrote:I don't understand people's reluctance to OP new threads, at an acceptable minimum it takes literally 1 hour of upfront work and then just making sure you don't die for the next year.

The compendium, on the other hand, takes true responsibility.
MAY I FAMILIARIZE YOU WITH A METAPHOR

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3791/8752 ... e6fe_b.jpg

There were like 85 Rhodes Scholars for 2015. How many OPs are there?

Preftigious.

basedvulpes · Post by **basedvulpes** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:36 pm

Post removed.

barley · Post by **barley** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:37 pm

Hildegard15 wrote:
urbanist11 wrote:
basedvulpes wrote:I don't understand people's reluctance to OP new threads, at an acceptable minimum it takes literally 1 hour of upfront work and then just making sure you don't die for the next year.

The compendium, on the other hand, takes true responsibility.
I just want to give enough time for others to claim OP status, especially if anyone really wants to do Berkeley. Some of the newer posters might just be waiting to get to 100 posts.
I would attempt to do it if I could reach 100 posts. However, nobody has said anything so inflammatory as to make me start posting fast enough to reach that goal within the next month.

That sounds like a challenge.