LOR Worries

[BGMayagi]

So far I only have one science professor LOR and I'm still waiting on 2 physician letters. It's the other science professor LOR and nonscience LOR that have me scratching my head as most DO schools want 3 total. I've been out of undergrad for 3 years and I am finishing my nursing BSN at a state school but its all online so none of those teachers will ever meet me in person. I took physics over the summer and tried contacting that professor for a SC LOR but he has dissappeared.

I want to apply asap but I feel like my LORs are going to be the only thing holding me back. Does anyone have any idea's on just how lenient they are with LOR and maybe who I should ask for a letter maybe? I'm kind of avoiding an employer LOR (nursing supervisor) as I feel like they think I'm abandoning nursing and it seems to be a highly questioned change for the people who know( why not DNP, everyone's going for it). Any suggestions?

---

Members don't see this ad.

 

[BGMayagi]

Yeah, I guess I just need to toughen up and just email some old professors and hope they remember me. I have volunteered but not enough to expect much from them, also considering I rarely see my supervisors. The whole situations is frustrating because it's the one thing that is almost completely out of my hands.

 

[Corova]

How do people deal with undergrad LORs as non-trads? I graduated 10 years ago. Getting grad school/ post doc LORs won't be an issue, but I worry about getting them from professors I haven't seen or talked to in 10 or more years.

 

[deleted307836]

Schools often have different LOR requirements for nontraditional students. If they don't state this explicitly on their website, then email individual schools to see what they would require.

 

[BGMayagi]

Its definitely frustrating as a nontrad. I just got lucky got lucky to get my old nursing professor I work with to write me a letter as my professor so I'll have 2 professor letters now. I can hope they consider a science one because my nursing degree will be a BSN (science degree), because I've noticed schools tend to be kinder about substituting the non-science professor letter.