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Number of Letter of Recs

by migponce2003 » Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:05 pm
If a school asks you to turn in 2 letters of rec, can you turn in 3 or 4?

I was just seeing if this is a case where 2 is the minimum or if more is better?

Anyone ever turn in more than the requested letters of rec?

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by money9111 » Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:59 pm
i would say stick to what they ask for... sometimes schools will accept informal letters from alum in support of a candidate... i actually heard a school rep say that (don't remember which school though)... just choose the best two from the 3/4 people you wish to ask...
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by ManhattanReview » Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:39 pm
We also do not recommend you sending more recommendation letters than what is asked. Admissions officers are very busy and may be turned off by the fact that you do things in your very own way without a lot of justifications. It is impossible to conceive that they have to accept self-claimed exceptions all the time, given the number of applicants and limited application reviewers.

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You can also watch our youtube videos. More episodes are coming out in the next few weeks. This video below talks about the essay writing tips. We will release one video on recommendation letters in a week or two.

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by ManhattanReview » Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:40 pm
We also do not recommend you sending more recommendation letters than what is asked. Admissions officers are very busy and may be turned off by the fact that you do things in your very own way without a lot of justifications. It is impossible to conceive that they have to accept self-claimed exceptions all the time, given the number of applicants and limited application reviewers.

We host monthly free MBA Admissions seminars on How to Get into A Top MBA Program. Visit here to sign up.
https://www.manhattanreview.com/online-gmat-mba-event/

You can also watch our youtube videos. More episodes are coming out in the next few weeks. This video below talks about the essay writing tips. We will release one video on recommendation letters in a week or two.

https://www.youtube.com/user/ManhattanRe ... egxsNoa6nI

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by money9111 » Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:09 pm
ManhattanReview I had no idea you guys hosted online seminars... i try to watch every seminar I can... if I can pick up one piece of information then it's worth it
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by migponce2003 » Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:15 pm
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