jl 发帖数: 398 | | a**********d 发帖数: 2293 | | h*****7 发帖数: 2120 | 3 good letters help little, but bad letters can ruin your case. | h*****7 发帖数: 2120 | 4 p.s. 如果你老板是大牛,a good letter from him or her is helpful | w******t 发帖数: 1422 | 5 if he is 大牛, his words weight more than his letter. My advisor was 大牛,
but if you talk with him about someone he just wrote letter for, he gave you
another perspective he observed which he did not put in he letter. If the
department you want to go is good, someone in the department somehow can
talk with the 大牛 , and can get his true opinion... | S***n 发帖数: 102 | 6 If you are very well qualified, but having a not-so-good reference will not
get you onto a short list for further consideration. I served as a search
committee chair recently. |
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