<p>I have a friend who is a graduate of NYU CAS and has a degree in journalism. She is now employed by Time Magazine. Though she is not extremely far up in the company, she has a great job and stands to go much farther. She has been a mentor to me, and I have shared many of my writings with her.</p>
<p>Would a rec from her be acceptable?</p>
<p>P.S. I know she probably can't admit to being my friend, but if she appraoches it from a professional standpoint- just as someone who bore witness to my determination and my abilities....... ???</p>
<p>guess I'll up this again. ?????</p>
<p>why can't she not admit being your friend?</p>
<p>I think a rec from her would be great. I always thought that the less professional/generic, the more personal/unique, the better. If she can write a rec that uses specific stories and examples of your hard work to show that she really does know you well, that will be great. Adcoms WANT your recs to be from people who know you really well and not just from a big name. Whatever you do, don't ask her to make your rec 'professional-sounding' -- doing that could actually hurt your chances in the end!</p>
<p>Obviously, I'm ignorant of this whole process... lol.</p>
<p>I always thought recs friends and/or family were frowned upon, because of course, they're going to say "My son/daughter/friend is the greatest/most deserving of acceptance." Whereas someone with more of an "outside" perspective can be objective about your true abilities... not just because they love you and want the best for you.</p>
<p>But cool. I'm a little relieved now, as I didn't want to ask a million teachers who haven't really seen my potential (I just moved a month ago) to b.s. about how wonderful I am, when they really don't know and probably don't care.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot. :-)</p>