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Hey all, I am getting ready to ask my LOR writers if they will write me a letter but I'm still trying to decide who to ask for the "character reference." What types of people are appropriate to write this letter?

So before it's mentioned, I have skimmed through some of the other posts and haven't found any direct answer to this question. When I ask a physician for a letter of recommendation, how do they send it to me? Do they email it or submit it online or something? What is the process as I've never...

I applied to DO schools last year, but when I went through the health sciences advisory committee at my university, they decided to not recommend me (my major is pre-vet, and they thought I still wanted to be a vet even though I've dedicated everything to applying to med school). Anyway, I am...

Over the summer I had 4 people write me a LOR. I wanted to tell them thank you once I had news received news from a school, but now I am going into the new year with limited responses from medical schools and 0 thank you cards delivered. I am currently in the process of applying to masters...

I'm thinking of asking a professor from one of my online courses (take at my university) to write a LOR for me. At first, sure, this seems like a bad idea. I mean, how well can an online professor evaluate me? But here are two things to consider: It's from a highly relevant non-science course...

I know this may have been asked before, but I cant find this anywhere: Is the number of LORs specific needed different for each DO school? How many do I need? How many science LOR do I need and how many non-science LOR? Can I include a LOR from a previous employer (Assistant Director at my...

Hi All, I'm trying to come up with a list of writers of my LOR I'm having a hard time keeping my LOR number under 7 (I know, it's still a lot). It'd be so awesome of you guys can help me choose! 2 letters from 2 science faculty: 1. Genetics Professor, I worked in her lab for a year and half...

Hey guys I'm about to make teacher submit my letter of rec on inter folio for dental school is there any thing specific about the signature.. like all my professors are doing are writing sincerely, and there name... is it required to have a hand drawn signature or something ?? and if so, how do...

So on PhORCAS, you can either email your preceptor a request for a general letter of rec that you can upload to each program you apply to. Or, you can ask them for hospital specific letters of recommendation (you email your preceptor a separate request for each program you are applying to)...

So I am interviewing with the committee in a couple of months. I plan on getting a couple more LOR from a professor and a doctor I will be shadowing next semester, after I will have interviewed with the committee. Can I have the committee letter be sent as well as sending the other individual...

I know, yet another post inquiring about matching chances. It must be boring, but bear with me a bit: I have some unanswered questions. I am a Brazilian medical student starting my 6th and final year of graduation in December along with my girlfriend. Our step 1 scores are, respectively, 259...

So are people without committee letters at a disadvantage? My school doesn't have a committee (use to but got rid of it for some reason), but my friend at a school near by says his school offers one. He also told me his advisers say it looks bad if you don't have one. Committee letters sound so...

Ok, so, we all know about the pre-medical committee LoR: most medical schools say if you've got one, use it. Well, my university does indeed have one--and I intend to use it--but I thought of something else, due to my circumstances. I'm getting three degrees, and therefore have become...

Through AACOMAS I have sent along a committee letter from my school (including a letter from a MD that I shadowed) along with a separate letter from a DO in support of my application. In every secondary that I have completed I see a big red X mark through letters of recommendation while...

Hey, I was wondering if there was anyway in which we could choose a specific Letter of Recommendation to show up first when the programs download our application. As in I know which letters are my strongest and would prefer the best one to be read first rather than the other way around. Does...

So I know many D.O. schools (esp. the ones I'm applying to) look very favorably upon D.O. LORs. I've contacted two D.O.s to shadow in the next few weeks and I'll ultimately ask for a LOR from each. If they're kind, they'll likely understand my position and be willing to write a last second LOR...

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Hi all, SOPHAS states that they take 4-6 weeks to verify so that means our applications must be done and ready to go 4-6 weeks before the actual deadline, right? So if I am applying to school with a Dec. 1st deadline, my app must be completed by mid-October, correct? Does this apply to LOR...

1. One of my coworkers is applying to the same schools I am. She is getting LORs from the pharmacy manager and another from a pharmacist. I already asked the pharmacy manager to write me one, but I also wanted to ask the same pharmacist she did. There are a couple other pharmacists who have...

Hi all, When I was applying to medical school I had multiple Interviewers tell me that my LoR I had received from my PI while in undergrad was one of the best, most complimentary letters they had ever read. Now I am applying to Residency in the upcoming match, and already have 3-4 reference...

It's too late now for me, but I'm interested in hearing your opinions on this subject. I applied to a number of DO schools with no osteopathic LoR requirements, knowing that I had a LoR on the way. I completed my secondaries and said that I didn't have a D.O. LoR, and now plan to update them...

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Hi, I can't seem to find a thread for it. Can my dentist submit a hand written letter of evaluation?

Quick question, I am still waiting on 1 rec letter & 1 transcript to arrive and be uploaded. Is it ok to submit and pay the fee ahead or should I wait to submit until they arrive? Just wanted to confirmation from you guys... Thanks always!

Hello all, I designated 4 evaluators to write me a letter. One has sent his in already and it is seen as received on 7/11/16 and "completed" processing on the AADSAS website. After reading what he wrote, I decided I would like to choose a different evaluator. However, I do not see the red...

I know this is the opposite of what people usually have to deal with, but in my case the LOR writer wrote my letter waaaaaay sooner than I expected. Here's what happened... I am in a dual degree program so this is technically my 5th year in medical school. Last year (4th year) I was on an...

Hi all, I recently received another letter of recommendation (MUCH stronger than any of the previous ones I had submitted), and I was wondering if we are able to send additional LORs to schools we have already submitted secondaries to? Thanks!

I just started submitting secondaries but found out today that one of my LOR's doesnt have letterhead/signature. I emailed the writer about it. But I was wondering, should I still submit secondaries, even though I haven't updated the letter on AMCAS? Or should I wait until I get the new one? I...

So I assigned my research mentor as one of my recommenders for all of the schools I will be applying to. After he submitted his letter, he let me know that he had asked our PI to cosign the letter to add more "umph" to the letter since he is pretty well known in his field. Instead of simply...

I will be applying to both MD and DO schools and already have the approval of an osteopathic physician in writing a letter for me. My question is.... Would it count against me to have a DO write a letter for getting into an MD school? I have several other MD physicians I could ask for a letter...

Hi SDNers! I was wondering.... 1. Are Letters of Recommendation from college teachers with titles other than Professor viewed as weaker or on par with those with Professor titles? Ex: Sr. Lecturer, Dean's Fellow 2. Would LORs from "Assistant Professor"s and "Associate Professor"s be viewed...

I was wondering if it is worth it to get a LOR from my boss at the steakhouse I work at. I've been working at this steakhouse for 5 years full-time (and 72 hour weeks when not in school) and my boss honestly thinks I'm the best and hardest working employee he's had in 20 years as a manager. I...

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Hi! I have just finished one of my secondaries and designated 7 letters to that school (they didn't have a cap on letters). 6/7 letters that I sent/designated have been received by AMCAS and are very strong letters. However, the one that has not been received by AMCAS is the health committee...

I recently completed my MSc, and my PI literally told me he wouldn't write me a positive LOR for anything. Long story short, he has sky-high expectations of his grad students and I simply couldn't live up to them. We were also a terrible fit in terms of personality and work habits. He is loud...

Hi guys, one more quick question before I submit my primary application later this week. I have 2 years of research experience in a lab on campus, but I chose not to get a LOR from my research advisor. I struggled in the beginning stages of my time in the lab, and she said she could write me a...

So I know this has been asked before, but I am just going to bring it up again. I want to thank my letter writers for writing me a strong letter. I am thinking about hand written cards with a small gift card. The thing is that I really don't know where they live (and it would be weird for me to...

Hey! I am trying to find info about LORs for Tufts but I am having trouble. Minimum #? Maximum #? and recommendations on what kind of letters they are looking for? Thanks!

Hey guys! Sticky situation here... Last summer I volunteered as a gymnastics coach at a local YMCA. This was a YMCA that I competed at for over 10 years (until I graduated high school) so naturally I wanted to come back to help out there. The coordinator for the program is the parent of one of...

Hello SDN! Been a long time since I've signed in, but I have a conundrum. I am in the process of getting letters of rec squared away and I just found out that one of my letter writers has the title of "clinical instructor". I thought that this person was an assistant professor. I rotated for a...