Advice on getting my last letter of recommendation

[JHawk5]

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I am a non-trad student planning on applying to DO schools during this up coming application period. I have 4 very solid letters of recommendation, 2 from the 2 doctors I have shadowed (1 is a DO), 1 from my organic chemistry professer that I have known for 2 years now and have done alot of research with (I took OChem post undergrad), and also one from my supervisor at work (I work as a phlebotmist at a hospital and the letter is from the Laboratory Director whom I know well).

My question is, do I absolutely have to have another letter from a professor, being a non-trad student (4 years out of undergrad) I'm going to have a very hard time finding a professor to write me a letter. A medical technologist co-worker who I know well and is also the head of the health department in my city has offered to write me a letter if I need one more. I know if she writes it for me it will be much better and more meaningful then a letter from another professor.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

 

[ozzi22]

I am a non-trad student planning on applying to DO schools during this up coming application period. I have 4 very solid letters of recommendation, 2 from the 2 doctors I have shadowed (1 is a DO), 1 from my organic chemistry professer that I have known for 2 years now and have done alot of research with (I took OChem post undergrad), and also one from my supervisor at work (I work as a phlebotmist at a hospital and the letter is from the Laboratory Director whom I know well).

My question is, do I absolutely have to have another letter from a professor, being a non-trad student (4 years out of undergrad) I'm going to have a very hard time finding a professor to write me a letter. A medical technologist co-worker who I know well and is also the head of the health department in my city has offered to write me a letter if I need one more. I know if she writes it for me it will be much better and more meaningful then a letter from another professor.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

i think the letters you have are enough for admission provided that they are strong.

 

[Rob C]

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I was in the same boat this cycle, 6 years out of school. Some schools let me substitute letters, some did not. I had to contact each department separately.

A better option than just making do would be to take a course at a CC you can do well in, and developing a relationship with that instructor for the purpose of a letter. I had to take what I could get as far as schools and my applications were nearly halved because of it.

Also, one school in particular that I really wanted to attend discontinued my application because I could not provide a committee letter (I live 2000 miles from my Uni and could only get it in person.)-- That really irked me.