Alumni LORs

[dradams]

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I was just wondering if anyone thinks it makes a big difference if one of your LOR's comes from a doc who graduated from a particular school that you are applying or if it really doesn't matter? I am an older applicant and can get several LOR's if I need to. I am wondering if I should send a LOR from a doc who is an alum to that school and then maybe a different one to another school, etc?

 

[Heal&Teach]

Hey dradams,

I think that you can use the same person to write both letters. Just nudge him/her to mention that the school of your interest is their alma mater (which probably wouldn't take up more than a line or two). I don't see how it could hurt. For other schools, it doesn't make a difference b/c that person wouldn't mention that they didn't go there anyway, IMO. The only objection you would probably get is from the doc who wouldn't want to write a letter to a rival school (J/K). Hope this is helpful. 🙂

Best of luck,
H&T

EDIT: Just found an old thread on this
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=66422&highlight=LORs+alumni

 

[dradams]

Thanks for the link to the old thread.

 

[musiclink213]

what you said just reminded me of something similar that i was wondering, and than forgot. this doc that i know pretty well, better than some profs, is a respected prof. at a med school, does a bunch of research, the whole shebang. do you think that would make much of a difference, or not really?