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Hi all, I have been working in the industry for almost six years and I found I may have worked myself out of recommendation letters. Some specific troubles I have include:
faculties retired
faculties left school without contact info
faculties that can still remember me, but all they can say about me is my grade
I am fine for most schools but some schools are not willing to make any changes for cases like mine. And one school even said the letter from my employer will not be accepted, so my work experience will contribute 0. Too bad, this is in fact my state school and I have no choice but to applying for it.
I see this as an example of 'supply vs demand' that any one took an introductory economic class knows. Since schools are already getting more than what they can process at the level they prefer, why bother go further making special accomendations for a few? Pure business decision. This may look like lack of concern for non-tra applicants, but then I think, even in medicine there are always priorities.
I am not complaining about it, I just like to hear what people with similar experiences think of this. I just take this as an extra bump non-tras may face and apply for schools that I can satisfy the letter requirements.
faculties retired
faculties left school without contact info
faculties that can still remember me, but all they can say about me is my grade
I am fine for most schools but some schools are not willing to make any changes for cases like mine. And one school even said the letter from my employer will not be accepted, so my work experience will contribute 0. Too bad, this is in fact my state school and I have no choice but to applying for it.
I see this as an example of 'supply vs demand' that any one took an introductory economic class knows. Since schools are already getting more than what they can process at the level they prefer, why bother go further making special accomendations for a few? Pure business decision. This may look like lack of concern for non-tra applicants, but then I think, even in medicine there are always priorities.
I am not complaining about it, I just like to hear what people with similar experiences think of this. I just take this as an extra bump non-tras may face and apply for schools that I can satisfy the letter requirements.
