Who do you all ask for school recommendations? People you reported to? Your career coach/counselor? People on your team that are peers? Thanks in advance!

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I asked my partner (this was when I was at a big 4 firm) for one - position matters in how much weight an admissions officer will give to the recommendation.

You should get some guidance from the app. I was required to have 2 recs and they were advised to be direct supervisors.

Neither had ties to the school, but each were in my chain of command at some point with their titles in mind for optics.

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