Ideal people for recommendation letters

Hi there,

I agree with the guidance above! Managers are always preferred over professors since the former can speak to your performance in a professional setting, how you've worked on your team and cross-functionally in your organization, your professional promise within your industry, etc. - which are all things the adcom is interested in learning about you as they evaluate your candidacy. In addition, your current manager will have more recent examples to share vs. a professor who interacted with you over 2 years ago. I always say that a college professor should be a "last resort" recommender choice if you have no better candidates in your professional network. The best recommender is someone who knows you well and has worked with you closely and recently.

I hope that helps! If you'd like to chat further about recommender planning or anything else related to the MBA application process, feel free to reach out to me directly at melody@vanatagepointadmissions.com Best of luck!

Kindly,
Melody