<p>In addition to the two professor rec letters, would it be okay to include a rec from an employer? Or would this be seen as giving unnecessary work to the adcom and thus be looked down upon? Here is the letter, just so you can see what I'm talking about:</p>
<p>To whom it may concern,</p>
<p>DonPon11 has been employed at Music Store as a drum instructor since November, 2005. He has proven himself to be a valuable addition to our staff. Professionalism and an outgoing nature are among the assets he has displayed. He is a fine young man deserving of your consideration.</p>
<p>If you have any questions regarding DonPon11, please do not hesitate to call.</p>
<pre><code> Sincerely,
DonPon11's Boss
Music Store
</code></pre>
<p>-If the school doesnt require any, DO NOT SEND ANY.
-If the school doesn't require any BUT RECOMMENDS, then send as many as you can.
-If the school mentioned precisely how many they want (for your case, two), get one from faculty member who works in the campus (Professor, Dean, President, Student Activity Coordinator, etc.) and one from off-campus (employer, volunteer director, etc.). DO NOT SEND MORE THAN WHAT THEY ASK FOR.</p>
<p>Don Pon... this is weird but do you play CS? More specifically, do you play in teamturmoil dm server?</p>
<p>Anyway, that rec from your employer is pretty short. A good LOR will demonstrate how you are a valuable addition to the university and how much of a hard worker you are. If you want to send one from this employer, you should ask him to write another that truly highlights your attributes.</p>
<p>Hey Pellman - I unfortunately am not familair with ANY of the words you just used haha (CS, teamturmoil dm server, LOR). But I have no connection with the first two words. </p>
<p>And yes, I agree, that letter is surprisingly short. I think I'll just stick with the two prof recs.</p>
<p>DonPon11 has been employed at Music Store as a drum instructor since November, 2005. He has proven himself to be a valuable addition to our staff. Professionalism and an outgoing nature are among the assets he has displayed. He is a fine young man deserving of your consideration.</p>
<p>If you have any questions regarding DonPon11, please do not hesitate to call.</p>
<p>Sincerely,
DonPon11's Boss
Music Store
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</p>
<p>That recommendation is awful. Avoid it like the plague.</p>
<p>nspeds is right. That is not the appropriate type of recommendation for a college application (freshman or transfer). If you decide to use an employer to write a recommendation, show him or her the recommendation form for one of the schools you are considering. The employer should address the questions and issues outlined on the form. It requires much more depth and specifics than the letter you described.</p>
<p>donpon, I'll bet he really values you and would really like his recommendation to help you. If it took him several weeks to write it, it might mean (of course I'm just guessing) that he was uncertain of what he should say and how he should say it. Sounds like your gut feeling is not to go back to him again to ask for something different. And you're probably right.</p>
<p>But be aware that his recommendation probably means a lot to him and should mean a lot to you, too. Just not so helpful for this specific purpose. Best of luck in your transfer process.</p>
<p>that's correct about the gut feeling - i think i'm just going to let it go. and, of course, i'm still extremely appreciative of the effort that he put into the letter. </p>
<p>thanks for your help, and i appreciate your good wishes!</p>