LORs and Masters of Science

[MikKar]

Hello all,

 

I intend to apply for Masters of Science programs later this year (in EE), I have both professors and current researchers and colleagues who can write strong recommendation letters for me (I have been working for a few years in applied R&D), so it should be too much of a problem on that front.

 

No, my question is : how are LORs treated if a student is only applying for a Masters of Science, rather than going straight for PhD ? I am aware that PhD applications need some massively strong LORs, but what about applicants to a Masters of Science program ? I am just curious, but I couldn't find an answer to this question. I would appreciate it if anyone could shed some light on this.

 

Sincerely,

[Jyoti R. G.]

I've also applied to Grad School later this year for Masters in ECE.

 

My question is - how do i know about how many LORs i need? Does the Office of Graduate Admissions in the University inform me of doing so? The last I graduated, was in 2004!

[sg_87]

I've also applied to Grad School later this year for Masters in ECE.

 

My question is - how do i know about how many LORs i need? Does the Office of Graduate Admissions in the University inform me of doing so? The last I graduated, was in 2004!

 

All of the grad schools I have been looking at tell you how many to send. Try looking at the department website itself. Instead of just looking at the graduate admissions page, go to their biology graduate programs page. From what I've seen, most universities require 3. Definitely call that university's admissions department if you can't find it.

 

I would also like to know the answer to the question in the first post, if anyone knows it.