Timeline for Changing PhD programs: should I submit a recommendation letter from my old advisor if it's not purely positive?
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| May 26, 2015 at 12:58 | comment | added | aeismail | I can't really think of anything that would weaken a letter if it was out of the student's control. My point was that problems that can reoccur would weaken the recommendation; factors that wouldn't arise again can explain why it was necessary to stop and therefore help reduce the anxiety that the student will leave again. | |
| May 26, 2015 at 11:29 | comment | added | JiK | What kind of issues that are not likely to repeat would make a letter of recommendation less strong if mentioned? | |
| May 26, 2015 at 10:03 | history | edited | aeismail | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 26, 2015 at 9:52 | history | answered | aeismail | CC BY-SA 3.0 |