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Jhai · 09-21-2006, 04:34 AM

So, I have five potential people I could solict LoRs from. Four are from my LAC (ranked in the 40s), and one is from a state school I did research at this summer.

1) Econ faculty advisor. Got her ph.d from Stanford. Have taken two (medium level) classes with her, and did research with her the summer after my sophomore year. However, she hasn't had me in a class since my sophomore year either, and I feel that I've really matured as an student & economist since then.

2) Econ professor I've had a four classes (med-adv) with, including an independent study in Advanced Micro (Varian) this semester. She got her ph.d from Minnesota.

3) Chair of the econ department. Ph.d from Southern Methodist. I've had two classes with her, one of which was an independent study on Econ Nobel Laureates. I'm also currently TAing her first-year seminar course (which is actually more about my other major - philosophy - than it is about econ)

4) Probability & Stats professor - I'm actually in my first class with him, but I've been doing really, really well in his class this semester. He also knows me previously from preparing to take the Putnam Exam, and we talk a lot outside of class about geeky math, logic, & philosophy things. He'd be willing to solicte comments from other math professors about me to create a sort of "departmental rec" from the math department about my quantitative abilities.

5) Econ professor at Georgia State University who I did research with this past summer. He actually has a ph.d in public policy, but from Chicago. Very young, though. I think I did good work for him, but nothing empirical (he put me on a more qualitative, historical project) or particularly showy. I don't think he'll be as gushy as the other professors, but I don't think he'll say anything bad, either.

So... thoughts? I'm considering sending four recs, but I think five would be overdoing it.

09-21-2006, 04:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jhai Within my grasp! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greencastle, IN Posts: 312	Choice of LoRs So, I have five potential people I could solict LoRs from. Four are from my LAC (ranked in the 40s), and one is from a state school I did research at this summer. 1) Econ faculty advisor. Got her ph.d from Stanford. Have taken two (medium level) classes with her, and did research with her the summer after my sophomore year. However, she hasn't had me in a class since my sophomore year either, and I feel that I've really matured as an student & economist since then. 2) Econ professor I've had a four classes (med-adv) with, including an independent study in Advanced Micro (Varian) this semester. She got her ph.d from Minnesota. 3) Chair of the econ department. Ph.d from Southern Methodist. I've had two classes with her, one of which was an independent study on Econ Nobel Laureates. I'm also currently TAing her first-year seminar course (which is actually more about my other major - philosophy - than it is about econ) 4) Probability & Stats professor - I'm actually in my first class with him, but I've been doing really, really well in his class this semester. He also knows me previously from preparing to take the Putnam Exam, and we talk a lot outside of class about geeky math, logic, & philosophy things. He'd be willing to solicte comments from other math professors about me to create a sort of "departmental rec" from the math department about my quantitative abilities. 5) Econ professor at Georgia State University who I did research with this past summer. He actually has a ph.d in public policy, but from Chicago. Very young, though. I think I did good work for him, but nothing empirical (he put me on a more qualitative, historical project) or particularly showy. I don't think he'll be as gushy as the other professors, but I don't think he'll say anything bad, either. So... thoughts? I'm considering sending four recs, but I think five would be overdoing it.