Letter of Reference

Momwaitingfornew
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:13:35 +0000

What if your “math” is wrong? What if a graduate student LOR = -2, and a flat one from a professor one = 0?

You’re trying to justify through pseudo-equations the fact that you submitted an LOR from a graduate student, but there is no math involved in how your applications will be viewed. You made your decision, and no one here can predict the outcome. Depending on how strong your other LORs are and on how competitive your targeted programs are, you may get good results. But please don’t mislead other students into believing that LORs from graduate students are desirable.

I’m actually surprised that the graduate student agreed to write it. Since he recently went through the application process himself, he should know better.