If one had a recommendation letter from President Obama... Forum

[acr]

Hypothetically, what would that do to one's admission prospects? Would they outperform their numbers?

[runthetrap]

i'd say a recommendation from president obama would only be impressive if it could address your character / achievement in a meaningful & personal way. and if you could actually score this insane type of letter, you wouldn't be asking TLSers abt how it would benefit your applications

[FredJones]

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[Tekrul]

Have it mailed to your address instead of lsac. Frame it over your fireplace as a discussion piece for the next time you have company and send lsac an LOR from a professor or former employer.

[kobe1020]

Hypothetically those people if you two know each other well and you actually did some work for/within (wow), this letter is going to kill it for you.

But chances are Obama will never write a letter for a law school applicant...not by himself at least...

[MistakenGenius]

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[californiauser]

probably about as 1/100th as significant as a phone call would be

[TheSpanishMain]

I think if you're in a position where the President of the United States is willing to write you a letter of recommendation (as in, a letter with substantive stuff that reflects an actual close relationship) then yes, you would outperform your numbers. Working closely with the President is a pretty mind-blowing soft factor.

That said, if it's some kind of generic letter that's available to any field office volunteer during the reelection campaign and stamped with his signature, then no.

[midwest17]

probably about as 1/100th as significant as a phone call would be

Relevant: http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/admissi ... pdate.aspx

[sighsigh]

probably about as 1/100th as significant as a phone call would be

which is about 1/500th as significant as a visit in-person would be.

[Black_Swan]

probably about as 1/100th as significant as a phone call would be

Relevant: http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/admissi ... pdate.aspx

Lol she is funny