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If my school has a committee, can I send letters from professors instead? or DO I HAVE TO send a committee letter? i'm applying to NSU and lEcom-b
 
I think most schools like it if you use the committee if your school has one.
 
spongiebob said:
If my school has a committee, can I send letters from professors instead? or DO I HAVE TO send a committee letter? i'm applying to NSU and lEcom-b

My school had a committee but I chose not to use it. I had good relationships with a few professors so I just used them. I reasoned that I could get much stronger letters from professors that knew me really well than from the professional committee. It never came up at an interview, but if they asked this is what I was planning on saying