That's a really a good point about the letters of recommendation. I think this is the route I will be going down. I had no idea how I was going to get the letters otherwise.
Do you have to apply to take the prerequisites or do you just pay them and go?
Thank you for pointing out that last part. I think folks forget how vital that foot in the door is/was, whether it's the school on your resume or the reference from the internship your uncle got for you. You might get 99% of the way there by hard work but if the other applicant's essentially grandfathered in (analogy intentional), what have you gained?
It's a big problem when your job involves withdrawing acceptance letters if you find out they lied about their prior education history, which happens fairly regularly.
I'm thrilled my graduate program doesn't require that I take any courses for a letter grade. Grades don't matter, research does, it's nice to finally have that reflected on my transcript.
Counterpoint: when I was applying at Google they did ask for a full copy of my college transcript. Not sure how much weight it was given in the hiring decision, but it seemed important to the recruiter.
Having an email address of a known university or institute is usually sufficient as academic credentials. If you don't have that, you need endorsement.
This is partially why same alumni hire each other as they already have a priori knowledge of the education the other has received e.g. whether or not a course is difficult/easy etc.
Back in undergrad, I was talking to a hiring manager who was an alumni from my school that said if he will hire anyone no questions asked if he sees anyone with X course on their transcript/resume (listing the project from the course)
I applied to Canonical a few months back and they made me write an essay describing my high school grades, extracurriculars, and test results. I've never had that experience in any other job app so it's pretty Canonical specific but it does happen.
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