<p>how important are the recommendations in law school admission? if i can get my senator (alumni of Harvard Law School) to write one for me after my internship, would it be impressive? Or should I just stick with college professors?</p>
<p>someone give me some feedback please....</p>
<p>recommendations are very important, however I have been told that it is better to get someone who knows you well to write one than just a big name. But if the senator knows you well go for it.</p>
<p>In other words, it wouldn't look good if you got a generic recommendation from the senator.</p>
<p>They matter very little, and who you select matters less. Unless they are just mind-blowingly impressive or atrociously bad, they won't make a difference in where you get in.</p>
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<p>I think that statement is a bit misleading. While recommendations are probably not as important as LSAT score or GPA in determining admission to law school, recommendations certainly can be quite important in distinguishing an application for those who fall into the very large pile of applications from students with solid LSAT scores and GPA (like many applicants), but nothing to make someone a first review admit or reject. Beyond the "can this student handle the work here?" question answered (theoretically) by a student's GPA and LSAT, the rest of the admissions review consists of review of personal statement, work experience, recommendations, quality of coursework, significant extracurricular activities and any other factors.</p>
<p>Unless you worked for the Senator in an internship, and can get him/her to rave about the quality of your work, I'd look elsewhere. Otherwise, your recommendation will either be vague, or based on nothing but hearsay, or based on information the admissions committee already has: "Young John graduated with honors from a B.A. in political science from Alma Mater University, and has a keen interest in becoming a lawyer. I am sure he would bring credit to the profession..."</p>
<p>yes, i will be working for my senator and have secured an internship for this summer. do you think i should ask for a recommendation at the end of it?</p>
<p>Of course you will ask for a recommendation. Why else would you work there?</p>