Letter of Recommendation

[Bebe88]

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Hello! This is my first post to SDN though I have been perusing the site for quite a while now.

anyway, I was wondering if it is okay to get a letter from a graduate student who taught two of your classes? I'm just wondering because most schools require 3 letters from faculty so would this count?

Thank you!

 

[apumic]

Letters from grad students generally carry no weight & as such would not be helpful so the answer, unfortunately, is no.

 

[musafirah]

i'm pretty sure that's frowned upon unless it's cosigned by the main professor that taught the course.. but each school lists their specific LOR requirements on their website.. you can easily find out yourself.

 

[Bebe88]

ah yes......that is true... okay, thank you for your replies!

 

[bellakk]

Hello! This is my first post to SDN though I have been perusing the site for quite a while now.

anyway, I was wondering if it is okay to get a letter from a graduate student who taught two of your classes? I'm just wondering because most schools require 3 letters from faculty so would this count?

Thank you!

Nope, the college faculty letters pretty much need to come from someone with a PhD.

Well, I have a letter from my college band director and he does not have a doctorate, but since it's more of a character reference than a letter about my academic abilities, the lack of PhD is okay.

 

[locus000]

Letter from an PHD carries more weight.

Here is what I found one of the school I applied to

three faculty letters of recommendation (two from Science Faculty and one from non-science faculty. Faculty letters are letters from instructors who have taught you in a formal course.)