Letters of recommendation are essential components of any grad school application. We all know they're supposed to be glowing endorsements of your ability. But isn't that true of everyone else's? So how can you get your letters to stand out from the rest? In this episode, Orion shares his counterintuitive approach to securing outstanding letters of recommendation.

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GRE Bites is a weekly podcast that delivers practical, relevant, bite-sized episodes about GRE prep and grad school admissions. It is co-hosted by Davis Evans, an educator with over a decade of experience, and Orion Taraban, a licensed psychologist and founder of StellarGRE. Its mission is to help students ace the GRE and get into their graduate programs of choice.

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