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luniho699
Sunday, Nov 19 2017

You know, I feel like I read this the other day and let my panic override - I do have two academic references, both from people who were enthusiastic and responsive to my requests. I suppose in the scheme of students I've really not been out of school all that long, so the professional reference could just look like I'm lacking in the academic department rather than accounting for my current position success. Thanks so much for your help!

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luniho699
Sunday, Nov 19 2017

@ @ most offer some flexibility but a few are a hard two - I think the academic references should be strong, but I don't want it to look weird that my employer of over a year doesn't have a recommendation for me! I graduated 12/2014 so I haven't been out of school a super long time but I was afraid excluding the employer would make it look like I couldn't take the real world or something. Thanks so much for thoughts and apologies for late response, I must have missed notifications!!

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luniho699
Thursday, Jan 18 2018

I'm going with impermeability to lengthy and bloated LOCI/statements - what better superpower could you have?

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Tuesday, Nov 14 2017

Berkeley sent me one (shocking tbh) with 164/3.65

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Tuesday, Nov 14 2017

luniho699

LOR Selection?

I'm finally entering the last stages of my application after about a million revisions of my personal statement and diversity statement but I'm kind of conflicted regarding LOR submission. I have three total - one from a former graduate student instructor (took two classes, currently an assistant professor), another a former lecturer (also took two classes, now does trial consulting/jury research) and finally, my current employer (worked together over a year, an associate dean.) What sort of approach would be beneficial for schools that ask for less than three letters of recommendation? If helpful, the academic references are for educators at University of Michigan and my employer serves at a Metro Detroit university.

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