Dear all,
I am going to apply to some of the major MBA programs in the US and have an issue with the choice of the "right" recommender.
Background.
My first recommendation will be from my current direct supervisor in a company where I work full-time. That is clear.
I have cofounded an NGO a couple of years ago and achieved some impressive results in my community (non-paid extracurricular work, in fact). I would like to get my second recommendation from the other cofounder. In essence, he is the core co-founder and more senior to me in every dimension (age, position in the NGO to name a few). I am actually his deputy. Aslo, he is not my relative or something like that.
The questions are:
1. Will Admissions Commities really trust my second recommendation? (I mean sort of conflict of interests as he formally another cofounder, though more senior one).
2. Will I completely dispel doubts when I mention that he is, in fact, my direct superviser in the NGO? (He is the Executive Director, while I am his deputy). This is as thuth as the fact that we are both cofounders.
3. I might not mention that I am not a cofounder just to make life easyer.
Many thanks in advance!
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Many thanks for your comment!