<p>What if I had a teacher write me a recommendation, and he/she is an alum/was a proffesor at said university (top 20 university) would that be a hook, or no?</p>
<p>No, it wouldn’t be a hook.</p>
<p>Yeah, that’s what I thought.</p>
<p>related, what if I had a letter form a current professor at the university? Not necessarily my hook, but how much would that help me in the eyes of admissions?</p>
<p>Have you worked for the prof or are they a family friend?</p>
<p>Profs are lucky if they can get their own kids in.</p>
<p>I had my prof for a mini-course over the summer at the university. I did not know him outside of the course. I did get a chance to read his letter and it was really good. Does the fact that its coming from a professor inside the U help?</p>