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Does it water down how they look at the recommendation as a whole, or do they just not really pay attention to the ratings in that case, just putting weight on the recommender's essay answers?


Yes. I think they would look to match the ratings with the essay answers and see if they hold water or if the recommender just did lip service.
My guess is that many schools find the comfort in ratings that are easy to quantify and grade and thus use numerical evaluations (there is some comfort in numbers :-))
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Does it water down how they look at the recommendation as a whole, or do they just not really pay attention to the ratings in that case, just putting weight on the recommender's essay answers?


Yes. I think they would look to match the ratings with the essay answers and see if they hold water or if the recommender just did lip service.
My guess is that many schools find the comfort in ratings that are easy to quantify and grade and thus use numerical evaluations (there is some comfort in numbers :-))

Well I just got my other LOR in and my recommender gave me an "Opportunity for Improvement" in one category because he "didn't just want to give me perfect on everything". The rest of the recommendation letter is very positive. Will this rating be a problem?
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I'm confused. You picked recommenders you thought would give you high marks, they did, and you're worried about it? There are much more important things to worry about, like finishing essays. Just my .02.
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I'm confused. You picked recommenders you thought would give you high marks, they did, and you're worried about it? They are much more important things to worry about, like finishing essays. Just my .02.

I'm realizing that today :)