IWishICouldPhysics
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Hey y'all! I had a situation recently where my sole science professor letter writer can no longer write my rec letter, so I've had to go with a last-minute backup professor. This professor doesn't know me nearly as well, but they're very kind and said they'd help me....it'll probably be generic/somewhat good (they asked for a page summary on my activities, so it's might be some kind of ghostwritten letter?) but nothing stellar, so I have to hope it'll do for the science LoR requirement (since I'm getting a committee letter). I'm honestly just grateful someone agreed since this is so last-minute.
Anyway, with all the talk I've seen about rec letters and their importance, I'm curious: how badly will one to two mediocre/nice but not crazy good rec letters kill your app? Does it significantly harm your application? Anything I should change given the situation? My other letters should be solid.
The situation is just difficult all around, and it's got me more worked up than I've ever been, so I'd love to hear the thoughts/advice from admissions officers and anyone else who can chime in
Edited to change wording*
Anyway, with all the talk I've seen about rec letters and their importance, I'm curious: how badly will one to two mediocre/nice but not crazy good rec letters kill your app? Does it significantly harm your application? Anything I should change given the situation? My other letters should be solid.
The situation is just difficult all around, and it's got me more worked up than I've ever been, so I'd love to hear the thoughts/advice from admissions officers and anyone else who can chime in
Edited to change wording*
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