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zurich_econ · 2009 July 3rd, 09:59 AM

I'm applying for the Fulbright partial grants at the moment. For Fulbright, it is only possible to submit 3 LORs, and in case that I should win a grant, the application to Fulbright will automatically be my application to my most preferred grad schools as the IIE will forward my application to the schools.

Is it possible to send a fourth letter of reference to the grad schools directly, after the IIE has sent my application to them?

If not, which two of following three would you choose:

1. Prof A. I RAed for him for 1.5 years and did some interesting and challenging stuff, although I didn't get co-authorship or something like this. He also knows me from the classroom, and I believe he thinks highly of me. He is merely reasonably well published, but manages to invite Harvard-Faculty to his chair (which is why my workplace was occupied for a week).

2. Prof. B. The prof that lectured my analysis I to III courses (that includes real analysis, measure theory, some diffeq, and analysis on manifolds). I aced all his exams, and he is a very likable person, who will probably write as good a letter as he can. But he is no economist, and he only knows me from the classroom. Besides that, I do not know how well published he is.

3. Prof C. He knows me from classroom, and had offered me a PhD-assistantship at his chair. He is quite well published, that is, he has somewhat over a dozen articles in AER, Ec'trica, Nature, etc. He knows me well from classroom, and I had tried to initiate some research with him, which I abandoned for some other reasons. His field, however, is exactly the same as that of the fourth prof whose letter of reference I will certainly submit. Also, I do not know how well acquainted he is with the US-university system, and the standards regarding LORs that apply there.

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zurich_econ Within my grasp! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: see nickname Posts: 113	Which recommenders would you choose I'm applying for the Fulbright partial grants at the moment. For Fulbright, it is only possible to submit 3 LORs, and in case that I should win a grant, the application to Fulbright will automatically be my application to my most preferred grad schools as the IIE will forward my application to the schools. Is it possible to send a fourth letter of reference to the grad schools directly, after the IIE has sent my application to them? If not, which two of following three would you choose: 1. Prof A. I RAed for him for 1.5 years and did some interesting and challenging stuff, although I didn't get co-authorship or something like this. He also knows me from the classroom, and I believe he thinks highly of me. He is merely reasonably well published, but manages to invite Harvard-Faculty to his chair (which is why my workplace was occupied for a week). 2. Prof. B. The prof that lectured my analysis I to III courses (that includes real analysis, measure theory, some diffeq, and analysis on manifolds). I aced all his exams, and he is a very likable person, who will probably write as good a letter as he can. But he is no economist, and he only knows me from the classroom. Besides that, I do not know how well published he is. 3. Prof C. He knows me from classroom, and had offered me a PhD-assistantship at his chair. He is quite well published, that is, he has somewhat over a dozen articles in AER, Ec'trica, Nature, etc. He knows me well from classroom, and I had tried to initiate some research with him, which I abandoned for some other reasons. His field, however, is exactly the same as that of the fourth prof whose letter of reference I will certainly submit. Also, I do not know how well acquainted he is with the US-university system, and the standards regarding LORs that apply there.