So I have a question regarding which letters I should ask for/submit.
The letters I have for sure:
1) PChem professor
2) 2 professors in humanities
3) Volunteer supervisor letter
Then I also have the professor with whom I've done research for the past 2 years, but I also did take class credit one semester and the class was classified by my university as Molecular Cellular and Developmental Bio 300.
So can she count as a science prof? I don't have another good science professor.
Yes. that counts because you took that 300 with her.
Also, which of these doctors should I ask for a recommendation? I'm a scribe and have been working with both of them for the past 2 years:
1) A doctor whom I know well and have gone out to lunch with her in the past, but she is
quite religious and I'm concerned she might mention something godly in her letter (i.e. god bless her, etc.) I'm an atheist and this will not be anywhere on my application and I don't know how that would affect the ADCOMs. Also, she went to
Harvard for med school
2) A doctor whom I also know well and I've gone out to eat with him once with some other doctors. He knows me very well and has talked me through some of my struggles with school etc. However, he only went to
Wayne State, but he's also a toxicologist.
Ask both. It sounds like the first knows you well also. Religion should play zero role in the process. Also, the first professor has ties to HMS, so that is definitely a plus.
Does it matter where the doc went to med school? I won't be applying to Harvard or Wayne state.
Nope. Quality of LOR >>>> Where Doc went to Med School
Thank you!!
Also, side note,
would it be a negative if I submitted 5 letters to each school or should I pick one of the Humanities prof and stick with them? The thing is that they both know me really well and both of their letters will be amazing