AboutJay Cutts Expertise Preparation for LSAT, GRE, MCAT, GMAT. Personal statements, letters of recommendation, graduate application process, practice tests.
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Experience Over 18 years full time graduate entrance exam prep with over 1500 students nationally and internationally.
Education/Credentials BA, Linguistics with Honors and Distinction, University of Michigan
MA, Special Education with an Emphasis in Learning Disabilities and Giftedness, with Honors, University of New Mexico
I graduated from McGill in 2004 and have been working in Calgary for the last 3 years. I am applying to Law School and am asking my high school teachers for reference letters instead of my McGill profs. I attended a small private school in Calgary and believe that my teachers know me better than my university profs...in fact, I'm not even sure that my university profs will know who I am! Are letters of reference from high school teachers less valuable or am I making the right decision?
Answer Hi, Jen.
Check with the schools you are applying to. They may require that a certain number letters be from university professors. After you meet that requirement, then anyone should be ok. My only concern is that it is probably better to have more current references.
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