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Berkeley Letters of Recommendation

August 12, 2015

A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about how the University of California, Berkeley was choosing to defy a long tradition among the University of California schools by encouraging applicants to submit letters of recommendation. No other University of California school accepts letters of recommendation. Their argument? They argue that they … 

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UC Berkeley Letters of Recommendation

July 18, 2015

In April of 2015, the University of California Berkeley adopted a new policy for first-year applicants, one that encourages students to submit two letters of recommendation to be considered as part of the university’s holistic review process. This is a change of course for Berkeley as the university didn’t previously accept letters … 

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