Hi all,
I am currently in the process of trying to put together a competitive MFE application for this cycle. However, I am in quite a difficult situation as I do not have an upper-level mathematics professor I feel I can ask for a letter of recommendation.
Background:
- Started at a small no name school on an athletic scholarship in 2018 as a mathematics major (Only took Calc 1, Calc 2, and Discrete)
- Transferred to a large school in 2020, during the pandemic, and my first year was taught completely virtually.
- My 2021 - 2022 classes were taught in person but with strict guidelines and mask mandates.
- I graduated with a BS in Mathematics in Spring 2022
- Currently work at a prominent financial services company with somewhat relevant experience (my role involves working with trade data, BestEx, and TCA solutions)
I never got to know any of my professors well enough to ask for a letter of rec, and even some professors I reached out to said they could not write me one because they did not work with me 1 on 1. I took all of my advanced math courses during the two years affected by the pandemic and am scrambling to figure out who I should ask for my third recommendation.
My current letters of rec:
1. College coach
2. Current manager
3. ??
If anyone has any advice on the below, it would be super helpful. Thank you in advance!
1. Will not having a mathematics professor as a letter of rec significantly hurt my application?
2. Should I mention my situation somewhere in my application to explain why would not have a math prof rec?
