Advisor Letter

[Wishing4MD]

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Hey everyone!
I was wondering if it is mandatory to have the Pre-Med advisors at my school send in a letter of recommendation/evaluation? I rather not have them do that since they will base their opinions only on my transcript instead of actually knowing the type of person I am or the struggles and life experiences I have been through. Any advice would be great! Thanks in advance! 🙂

 

[medat101]

Hey everyone!
I was wondering if it is mandatory to have the Pre-Med advisors at my school send in a letter of recommendation/evaluation? I rather not have them do that since they will base their opinions only on my transcript instead of actually knowing the type of person I am or the struggles and life experiences I have been through. Any advice would be great! Thanks in advance! 🙂

Get the committee letter!

Your premed advisors are suppose to base their letter on a personal interview (where you would reveal the type of person you are or the struggles and life experiences your have been through) and the individual letters of recommendations you gathered (which should similarly reveal the real you), so most medical schools would view a lack of such a letter negatively especially since you have it available to you.

If you decide not to get the letter, you have to explain to all the schools why you decided not to get the committee letter. Depending on how convincing your explanation/reasoning is, this lack of a letter has the potential to negatively affected your application.

 

[NickNaylor]

Get the committee letter!

Your premed advisors are suppose to base their letter on a personal interview (where you would reveal the type of person you are or the struggles and life experiences your have been through) and the individual letters of recommendations you gathered (which should similarly reveal the real you), so most medical schools would view a lack of such a letter negatively especially since you have it available to you.

If you decide not to get the letter, you have to explain to all the schools why you decided not to get the committee letter. Depending on how convincing your explanation/reasoning is, this lack of a letter has the potential to negatively affected your application.

+1

Most schools say that if your institution has a pre-med committee, you MUST send in a committee letter.

 

[Wishing4MD]

Ahhhh it's just scary because last time I went in there I had a 3.7 and the guy told me I should look into dental school or something else because I wasnt a competitive applicant & that anything less than a 3.8 would most likely not get me in anywhere. I have also heard horror stories that even the president of the pre-med club at my school was told by the advisor that they werent going to make it. They are very discouraging.

 

[PreMedder]

Ahhhh it's just scary because last time I went in there I had a 3.7 and the guy told me I should look into dental school or something else because I wasnt a competitive applicant & that anything less than a 3.8 would most likely not get me in anywhere. I have also heard horror stories that even the president of the pre-med club at my school was told by the advisor that they werent going to make it. They are very discouraging.

wait, serial? where is this?

 

[Espadaleader]

Ahhhh it's just scary because last time I went in there I had a 3.7 and the guy told me I should look into dental school or something else because I wasnt a competitive applicant & that anything less than a 3.8 would most likely not get me in anywhere. I have also heard horror stories that even the president of the pre-med club at my school was told by the advisor that they werent going to make it. They are very discouraging.

That guy is a ****ing idiot.

 

[BrainBuff]

I have heard similar stories of advisors being disdainful or discouraging, even with a student with excellent academic credentials. I guess they try to lower everyone's expectations, but at the end, I seriously doubt that a Committee would give a student a poor letter. Their job is to help get you into medical school and by doing so, your school will look better as well.

If they were to give a weak letter, they would tell you in advance, saying - "Sorry, we can not support your application because we do not think you have the credentials." By the way, that happens as well.