LOR Questions

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  Leah M B Alum Member ⭐

  September 2018 8392 karma

  Since you've been out of school a while, professional LORs are ok. It's great that you have an academic one though, and you should definitely use it. But it'd be better to have a strong letter from a supervisor than a not-so-strong one from a professor that doesn't really remember you.
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  samantha.ashley92 Alum Member

  September 2018 1777 karma

  To echo @"Leah M B", professional LORs are ok in your situation. If you can get a professor to write you one, do it. But if that professor cannot speak to your personality and willingness to learn because so much time has passed, I would skip out on that. Basically, if you have a professor who would really remember you, you spent time with outside of the classroom, took multiple courses with, etc, that could be helpful. But you're better off getting two outstanding professional references than one great one with one mediocre academic one.
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  NicholasDay Alum Member

  September 2018 86 karma

  I agree with the two comments above. I just want to add that your LOR is written by people who are capable of writing a good letter that can address your abilities. If you are not sure that someone can do this, then it is best to look elsewhere.
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  Bamboosprout Alum Member

  September 2018 1694 karma

  Why not ask for all 3? Hahaha