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17 Jul 2019, 05:38
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Hi Everyone,
Hope your preparation are going very well. I am writing to ask people on this Forum; If you
have a boss who is neither interested in writing the first draft, nor adept at writing a great
letter full of meat, how would you solve this problem?
Souvik @BB-Can you share your thoughts? How do people manage recommendation
letters from bosses who are not willing to even write a single sentence, and are just keen on
approving the final letter? What is the most accepted/ethical way of pulling this off, and
getting an admit?
I am seeing a lot of reapplicants come to me this year for application evaluation, and I am
finding shallow/fake recommendations to have had a significant impact on the rejections.
Some of those letters were too good to be true, and were not representative of Boss-
Subordinate relationship. I think a lot of applicants lose credibility just because they were
not able to have a straight conversation with their bosses.
Can you share your thoughts? How will you manage if your Immediate boss said “Write
whatever you want”?
If you are doing Round 1, I will strongly advise you to start a conversation with your bosses
ahead of time. Share an executive summary of your engagements + Accomplishments with
him. If you have a good relationship with him, let him/her work on the first draft and share
it with you. Get this done ahead of time.
Some deadlines are closer than you think.
Darden: Sept 3rd
Cornell: Sept 5 th
Oxford: Sept 6 th
LBS: Sept 14 th
ISB Sept 15 th
Wharton Sept 17 th
INSEAD: Sept 18 th
Duke: Sept 19 th
Booth: Sept 26 th
Ross: Sept 30 th
Tuck: Oct 7 th
Hope your preparation are going very well. I am writing to ask people on this Forum; If you
have a boss who is neither interested in writing the first draft, nor adept at writing a great
letter full of meat, how would you solve this problem?
Souvik @BB-Can you share your thoughts? How do people manage recommendation
letters from bosses who are not willing to even write a single sentence, and are just keen on
approving the final letter? What is the most accepted/ethical way of pulling this off, and
getting an admit?
I am seeing a lot of reapplicants come to me this year for application evaluation, and I am
finding shallow/fake recommendations to have had a significant impact on the rejections.
Some of those letters were too good to be true, and were not representative of Boss-
Subordinate relationship. I think a lot of applicants lose credibility just because they were
not able to have a straight conversation with their bosses.
Can you share your thoughts? How will you manage if your Immediate boss said “Write
whatever you want”?
If you are doing Round 1, I will strongly advise you to start a conversation with your bosses
ahead of time. Share an executive summary of your engagements + Accomplishments with
him. If you have a good relationship with him, let him/her work on the first draft and share
it with you. Get this done ahead of time.
Some deadlines are closer than you think.
Darden: Sept 3rd
Cornell: Sept 5 th
Oxford: Sept 6 th
LBS: Sept 14 th
ISB Sept 15 th
Wharton Sept 17 th
INSEAD: Sept 18 th
Duke: Sept 19 th
Booth: Sept 26 th
Ross: Sept 30 th
Tuck: Oct 7 th
17 Jul 2019, 11:55
Kudos
Bookmarks
I have heard of similar issues that applicants have faced, which creates a multitude of ethical and paranoid situations (when applicants potentially doubt themselves during the interview, trying to remember if they included a particular piece of information in the essays or LOR's). Other obvious issues as well when the writing style matches and schools start suspecting a foul play.
My suggestion would be to ask this question to the AdCom during the multiple chats, webinars, and events they run and ultimately see what they would recommend. They are the ultimate authority in this case and they do recognize cultural differences and issues.
My suggestion would be to ask this question to the AdCom during the multiple chats, webinars, and events they run and ultimately see what they would recommend. They are the ultimate authority in this case and they do recognize cultural differences and issues.
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