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31 Dec 2010, 00:51
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Hi everyone,
First time poster here but I really need help. I asked a very senior supervisor at my company to write my letter of recommendation for Stanford that's an old alum of GSB. I worked with him a decent amount but we're not close friends or anything by any means. It was a bit of a gamble that definitely headed south.
He agreed to write me a letter of recommendation and submitted it before I had a chance to look at it. However, he did send me a copy of his letter after the fact and quite frankly it was bad. It wasn't negative but he didn't answer the question and it wasn't a strong endorsement for me by any means. I'm pretty sure I won't be able to get in with that letter. I only asked him because Stanford is my top choice and it was a bit of a gamble to ask him - one that did not pan out well.
I would like to know if there's anyway I can salvage the situation. So far, I've thought of the following options:
1. Do not apply to Stanford. Better to not send in an application than a terrible one.
2. Ask my supervisor to withdraw his recommendation and write a new one/ or find someone else to do it. It would be a very delicate conversation to have (he's sensitive to criticism) and I'm not sure what the readers of the application would see or know.
3. Create a new application and have new recommendations submitted. I'm not sure if this crosses any ethical boundaries or if they cross-check internally. I don't want to cross any boundaries here so I would like to know if this is appropriate or not.
I would really appreciate everyone's perspective on those 3 options and if they have any other ideas. I know I screwed up here, so let's move past that point and would love any constructive advice.
Thanks
First time poster here but I really need help. I asked a very senior supervisor at my company to write my letter of recommendation for Stanford that's an old alum of GSB. I worked with him a decent amount but we're not close friends or anything by any means. It was a bit of a gamble that definitely headed south.
He agreed to write me a letter of recommendation and submitted it before I had a chance to look at it. However, he did send me a copy of his letter after the fact and quite frankly it was bad. It wasn't negative but he didn't answer the question and it wasn't a strong endorsement for me by any means. I'm pretty sure I won't be able to get in with that letter. I only asked him because Stanford is my top choice and it was a bit of a gamble to ask him - one that did not pan out well.
I would like to know if there's anyway I can salvage the situation. So far, I've thought of the following options:
1. Do not apply to Stanford. Better to not send in an application than a terrible one.
2. Ask my supervisor to withdraw his recommendation and write a new one/ or find someone else to do it. It would be a very delicate conversation to have (he's sensitive to criticism) and I'm not sure what the readers of the application would see or know.
3. Create a new application and have new recommendations submitted. I'm not sure if this crosses any ethical boundaries or if they cross-check internally. I don't want to cross any boundaries here so I would like to know if this is appropriate or not.
I would really appreciate everyone's perspective on those 3 options and if they have any other ideas. I know I screwed up here, so let's move past that point and would love any constructive advice.
Thanks
31 Dec 2010, 03:40
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That's a bad situation to be in. Stanford values recommendations quite highly. Regarding the options you've mentioned
1. One recommendation would certainly not make your app terrible, assuming all other components of your app are in very good shape including the second reco. So eventually if you don't apply to Stanford you are the one who would lose out on a chance. Next year the situation wouldn't be so different since schools usually maintain all the record that they get in. Chances are your previous documents can be used (indirectly or directly) with your new app. This is just a hunch.
2. I don't think there is any option of withdrawl of a reco (at least I haven't heard of any). Once the recommender has been registered and has submitted the reco there is very little you can do about it unless you have a legitimate reason for a change and the admissions team approves of it.
3. Not a good idea again, firstly it wouldn't reflect well on your part as a applicant and the adcom are very smart people, you are talking Stanford here.
I'd say, go ahead and submit your app (put in your best efforts) one reco may or may not ruin your chances but you'd certainly blow out your one chance to apply to Stanford if you back-out at the last moment.
Good Luck.
1. One recommendation would certainly not make your app terrible, assuming all other components of your app are in very good shape including the second reco. So eventually if you don't apply to Stanford you are the one who would lose out on a chance. Next year the situation wouldn't be so different since schools usually maintain all the record that they get in. Chances are your previous documents can be used (indirectly or directly) with your new app. This is just a hunch.
2. I don't think there is any option of withdrawl of a reco (at least I haven't heard of any). Once the recommender has been registered and has submitted the reco there is very little you can do about it unless you have a legitimate reason for a change and the admissions team approves of it.
3. Not a good idea again, firstly it wouldn't reflect well on your part as a applicant and the adcom are very smart people, you are talking Stanford here.
I'd say, go ahead and submit your app (put in your best efforts) one reco may or may not ruin your chances but you'd certainly blow out your one chance to apply to Stanford if you back-out at the last moment.
Good Luck.
31 Dec 2010, 08:25
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I think I would contact Stanford and tell them that one of your recommenders did not answer all the specific questions and if you can send an additional letter to further support your application. One of my friends is in a similar boat and I think that is what he is doing. That letter certainly won't help your application, but it doesn't seem like it will hurt it a lot especially if they allow you to submit another one.
Good luck!
Good luck!
