NSF GRFP Recommendations

[hungry]

I am first year Master's Student (going to be applying for PhDs) and am a bit confused about my recommendations for the NSF GRFP. I have already got my 3 LOR, 2 from professors I did research with as an undergrad (one for all 4 years, one for 2 years + published a paper with him), and 1 from my boss at work for the past 3 years.

However, now I am hearing that I should also have a rec from my current advisor, and that if I don't it would raise a red flag. The thing is, I have only been in his lab for 2 months, and a MS advisor is hardly the same thing as a PhD advisor! We get along great and he would write something nice, but I just don't think he can say as much as the other LOR writers.

So my question is: is it really a red flag for the GRFP to not have a rec from my current advisor for 2 months, and would it be worth giving up a solid rec I have already have?

Thanks!

Edited October 28, 2012 by hungry

[vertices]

I won without a letter from my current advisor. Like you, I was a first-year in a new program and had only been working with my advisor a short period. Also like you, I had letter writers I felt could write significantly stronger letters than my advisor.

[hungry]

Thank you I was freaking out.

Edited October 29, 2012 by hungry