Just curious, but how much would schools care if the likes of Ed Witten, Juan Maldacena, or Gell-Mann were to write a very charming letter of recommendation for someone that's applying to a PhD program?
Would it be the equivalent of adding about .3 to your GPA?
I'm very interested in the answer.
Letter of rec from top physicists
Re: Letter of rec from top physicists
You can't exchange things around like that; there's no application currency, and even if there was it would depend greatly on the school.CyberShot wrote:Would it be the equivalent of adding about .3 to your GPA?
Letters carry more weight when the reputability and opinion of the writer is known and respected. I'd say it's a good to huge boost depending on the school.
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Re: Letter of rec from top physicists
If the letter has some substance, then it will carry a lot of weight. By substance, I mean: does the recommender know you as a researcher? If the letter is just "She/He took a class with me and passed", then it will not help you.CyberShot wrote:Just curious, but how much would schools care if the likes of Ed Witten, Juan Maldacena, or Gell-Mann were to write a very charming letter of recommendation for someone that's applying to a PhD program?
Would it be the equivalent of adding about .3 to your GPA?
I'm very interested in the answer.
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