Hey guys,
I just need some opinions about choosing a final LOR writer.
My first two are basically set in stone:
1) My thesis supervisor (for obvious reasons)
2) A prof for a class that was very quantitative, and I'm intending to send in my final project (expanded and with edits) to try and get it published.
I'm pretty torn about the last one. I have two options, as of now:
1) A previous adviser under whom I did an undergraduate literature review with. Their work is somewhat relevant to what I intend on investigating for my graduate research. However, I haven't spoken with them since 2013/2014.
2) A joint letter of recommendation from the professor of two of my more recent courses, which involved field work and a paper, and the lab instructor for one of said courses. This would be valuable in that I TA one of her courses and work with the lab instructor.
My struggle here is that, by asking my previous adviser, it would show that I was interested in my field of study for a long time. However, the second recommender would allow me to show more facets aside from research skills.
Any and all advice would be appreciated.