($) What do you tell the adcom if you’re not getting a recommendation from your boss?

July 31, 2019 by EssaySnark

All the schools prefer that you get a letter of recommendation from your current direct supervisor, yet they know that that’s not always possible. If you don’t plan to have your current manager write for you, that’s fine, but you need to explain to the adcom why not. In many cases, this needs to be…

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leoyizhou says

September 17, 2019 at 5:01 am

Hi ES:

Could you shed some lights on the formatting requirement for recommendation letters? i.e. do they have to be in letter format or can they just lay out explicitly answers to the questions?

Thanks,
Leon
- essaysnark says
  
  September 17, 2019 at 1:56 pm
  
  Hey Leon! They should always be formatted like a report rather than a letter. Have your recommender include the question on top of each answer. “Letter” is a misnomer in this case!
  
  HTH!
  
  EssaySnark