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I'm just curious as to if getting a high school physics professor to write a LOR for me would hurt my application.. He's been a close mentor throughout my years in Undergrad and through my professional career and knows me much better than my college professors. He's a very respected and knowledgeable individual, but I fear that because he works at a HS instead of University it might not hold as much weight. I couldn't find anything on TLS after searching so I thought I would ask here before starting a post over there.
For what it's worth I also plan on including 2 of my University professor's as LOR's as well.. just stuck between my HS Physics teacher and a supervisor at my engineering company as number 3.
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That's great to know you're able to get a different LOR from a university professor @gregoryalexanderdevine723! And you're on the right track meeting up with a professor face to face. I think the more they know about you the less likely it will be a run of the mill LOR. And yes 2 LORs are generally sufficient :)
I could definitely get another from a different professor but I really don't think it would be super personal and I want to stay away from the generic "this was a good student. he did good work" type of letters. I have a trip scheduled to my UG to meet with some professors and talk things over so maybe when I get some face time with them my opinions will change. I guess 2 LOR's would be sufficient for most schools though so my predicament isn't the end of the world
If you're choosing between a LOR from a HS instructor and one from an employer, go with the latter. Ideally, you would want to get another from a college professor. If that isn't an option, a LOR from an employer should be fine.
Haha :) Yeah just stick with University LORs
Good enough for me :D
Don't get a LOR from a HS teacher