<p>Hi, I was wondering how much a supplementary letter of recommendation from a professor at a large university (not really prestigious) could help. I have been researching for him for the past two years so we know each other pretty well. In is field (entomology) he is quite well known and has a promising future (he just became a professor 2 years ago). However, I do not want to ask him for one if it will not help me that much since that would be a waste of his time. Thanks!</p>
<p>After 2 years of working with him, it would be nice to get a rec letter. It probably won’t be too much of a hassle, since he likely has a template that he’ll fill out and send off, but it obviously can’t hurt you, so why not?</p>
<p>Okay thanks. I was just wondering if it would really help me a lot much admissions-wise.</p>
<p>I think it might be considered unusual if you did not include a LOR from him after working for him for two years. I think it could be useful to have the letter, but it is unlikely to have a huge effect. </p>
<p>I suggest that he put “Supplemental LOR”; your full name (as it appears on the application); your high school name, town, and state; and your birth-date on top of the LOR.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Hello! The letter would probably help at other universities, but Columbia isn’t accepting additional letters of recommendation this year!</p>
<p>Okay thanks guys! I probably should’ve checked that before I made this thread crazytina…however, any other input would be really helpful since this doesn’t just apply to Columbia!</p>
<p>to add on to the question, what do you guys think about recs if I already have research competitions and published papers? Would it be an overkill? My mentor is pretty busy, so as @unicorn said, I don’t want to really bother him unless it will really help me admission-wise.</p>