<p>How do I go about approaching law school recommendations coming from a non-liberal arts background. I majored in Electrical Engineering. My professors can attest to my ability to solve problems, do mathematics/physics, work on projects, etc., but none of them know anything about my critical reading/writing/reasoning abilities (which are skills that I assume law schools look for in potential students). I know engineers do apply to law school, but are recs from engineering professors enough?</p>
<p>Unfortunately for most EEs they’re all you have. The traditional advice (“pick the course where you did the most writing”) may be counterproductive for engineers, because “he wrote a good lab report” just sounds silly.</p>
<p>Perhaps you’ve taken an elective in the liberal arts department and gotten to know the instructor well. Or maybe you’ve done a research assistantship or teaching assistantship - both of those positions would be good sources for a letter.</p>
<p>Even with normal engineering classes, professors can still say that you work hard, participate intelligently in class, write well on your problem set assignments, and help explain things to other students in lab courses and tutorial sessions. All of those are of benefit to you.</p>
<p>In the end - just pick the professors who know you well, and hope for the best.</p>