So i am an ABA ( applied behavioral analysis ) paraproffesional. I work with children on the autistic spectrum for 12-14 hours a week. I have been doing this for 5 months and I was wondering if getting a letter from my boss would boost my resume. What are your thoughts?
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Schools really prefer academic letters. If you've been out of school for awhile and don't have the relationships for good academic letters, then you'll have to go for a pro letter and that will be great. If you can get good academic letters though, go with those.
So i spent 3 years abroad studying the Talmud in Israel and i took online college. So i dont have a great connection with my professors. Should i consider getting a letter from the dean of my school in israel even through i didnt get a degree from the school and it is not accredited?
@nathanieljschwartz435 said:
So i am an ABA ( applied behavioral analysis ) paraproffesional. I work with children on the autistic spectrum for 12-14 hours a week. I have been doing this for 5 months and I was wondering if getting a letter from my boss would boost my resume. What are your thoughts?
As long as your supervisor/boss can write a shinning LOR, then it couldn't hurt to have a good third on in the pipeline. However, as David and @jhaldy10325 mentioned above, law schools tend to place higher value on academic LORs, especially if you are a recent graduate.
☝️What @jhaldy10325 . A letter from a supervisor can be a great supplement—consider it for a third letter—but it doesn't replace academic LORs, and you should only use it INSTEAD of an academic letter if you absolutely can't procure the latter.