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user_name · 09-21-2006, 02:23 PM

I know that almost all departments require 3 LOR's. But if I send more than that, will they read them all? If not, can I tell them, "Here are my official 3 letters, and here are 2 additional ones. You can read them or not, it's up to you?" Has anybody done this before?

OneMoreEcon · 09-21-2006, 04:32 PM

Most schools have online application systems that allow you to submit up to five recommendations. (NOTE: You don't have to have LORs submitted online, but it's an option that my professors preferred.) 3 is the minimum, but send 1-2 more if they add something substantial to your application. Don't send mediocre letters just to have a 4th LOR... it won't help, and it may create doubts that wouldn't exist if you only sent 3.

All that you submit are official.

09-21-2006, 02:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
user_name Within my grasp! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 455	How many LOR's? I know that almost all departments require 3 LOR's. But if I send more than that, will they read them all? If not, can I tell them, "Here are my official 3 letters, and here are 2 additional ones. You can read them or not, it's up to you?" Has anybody done this before?

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09-21-2006, 04:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
OneMoreEcon TestMagic Guru-in-Training Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 538	Most schools have online application systems that allow you to submit up to five recommendations. (NOTE: You don't have to have LORs submitted online, but it's an option that my professors preferred.) 3 is the minimum, but send 1-2 more if they add something substantial to your application. Don't send mediocre letters just to have a 4th LOR... it won't help, and it may create doubts that wouldn't exist if you only sent 3. All that you submit are official.

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