I need to choose one more letter-writer for my applications, and I have two options related to my current position - I could ask my immediate supervisor, who I work with pretty closely day in & day out or I could ask our boss - a VP, who I don't really interact with directly all that frequently. I think they'd both agree and would give a favorable reference, so I guess my question is whether it's better to have a less personal recommendation on more prestigious letterhead, or a letter that's really about me from someone less senior in the company. Or do letters really make that much of a difference at all?
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I think you should go with your immediate supervisor. Adcoms are known to catch recommendation letters without a personal touch. This personal touch goes a long way in your application. They want to know you as a person in a professional setting. Don't fall for the "Name Myth". It won't matter if you get a recommendation from the President of your company if the recommendation is generic and lack personal insight.
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Thanks! That's the direction I've been leaning in - I just hear the other advice sometimes and have second thoughts. Maybe I should just ask someone already & quit having to worry about it! 
















