...and he will sign it.The problem is, writing my own LOR is a major pain. I was wondering if anyone here had any tips for how I should go about writing one.

You are kind, caring, hardworking, knowledgeable and very enthusiastic.

Hope that helps.

Well I don't want to sound overly pompous, just a little unique with a dash of amazing :).

"Head of an internist, Hands of a Surgeon, Heart of a Lion."

"This student alone is the reason I will continue to practice for 10 more years."

"One time he touched a code patient, and his V-Fib normalized."

"His tears cure Cancer, too bad he never cries"

"The natural talent of this young doctor is so amazing, I am asking that he impregnates my only daughter so that our family will share in his glory,."

Feel free to use any of these ;)

"Head of an internist, Hands of a Surgeon, Heart of a Lion."

"This student alone is the reason I will continue to practice for 10 more years."

"One time he touched a code patient, and his V-Fib normalized."

"His tears cure Cancer, too bad he never cries"

"The natural talent of this young doctor is so amazing, I am asking that he impregnates my only daughter so that our family will share in his glory,."

Feel free to use any of these ;)


Chuck Norris, MD ??

Chuck Norris, MD ??

:laugh:

Chuck Norris, MD ??
Chuck Norris Jokes (http://chucknorrisfacts.com/)

Some of my favorites:

When Chuck Norris plays Monopoly, it affects the actual world economy.

When Chuck Norris goes to out to eat, he orders a whole chicken, but he only eats its soul.

Chuck Norris once challenged Lance Armstrong in a "Who has more testicles?" contest. Chuck Norris won by 5.

And so on....

...and he will sign it.The problem is, writing my own LOR is a major pain. I was wondering if anyone here had any tips for how I should go about writing one.

"This student is a one man show, we dont' need more doctors in this country just him" That's what you should write

just so you don't look totally biased you should write in at least one weakness, e.g. "this student is so awesome the rest of his classmates have dropped out in shame."

"I am saddened by the fact that i can never approach the awesomeness that is this student."

You know something subtle like that.

Seriously, you should know your attending so make a huge deal out of anything he has ever complimented you on and write ONE and only ONE enormously vague reference to something he has complained about. The worse that could happen is he asks you to write it again, in which case add two enomously vague references.

I've been in the sam position (several times, and have written letters for others), and what has helped me is having a basic LOR (that either your parent wrote, or that was written for you in the past, or that a friend had written (wrote) for themselves), then you begin the name, and gender changing process of the letter. Good things to have in a LOR are: (1) first paragraph stating giving background info about the person who is writing the letter and the extent of the relationship they have to you as the reccommendee, (2) second paragraph (or may be more than one) stating to the fact that they are delighted to write this letter on behalf of ________(your name here) for ______(whatever you need the LOR for). Then continue with some admirable qualities, experiences that will make you perfect for whatever they are recommending you for, weakenesses if applicable, etc , and (3) final paragraph should summarize, and close. Don't forget to add something to the effect that "It is without reservation that I reccommend _____________(your name here) for ___________." I hope this helps. Good Luck :luck:

I posted some snatches of one of my letters here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=279234

I also... don't think very highly of any attending who tells you to write your own letter. That person very likely doesn't know what a good letter looks like... having seen none yourself, neither do you -- therein lies the danger.