Anywhere I can find a sample LOR?

[Tegan05]

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I know at least one of the vets I'm volunteering with has not worked with pre-vet students before, so I was hoping to find some kind of sample geared towards vet school to discuss with him when I ask for my letter.

I'm also curious as to what a great LOR entails, vs a good or mediocre one. I've found plenty of examples for other fields, but would love to see a few aimed towards vet schools if at all possible.

Does anyone know where to find such a thing?

 

[Trilt]

Not precisely what you're looking for, but NC State posts this info page on what they want in letters of recommendation, if that might be helpful?

 

[twelvetigers]

I know at least one of the vets I'm volunteering with has not worked with pre-vet students before, so I was hoping to find some kind of sample geared towards vet school to discuss with him when I ask for my letter.

I'm also curious as to what a great LOR entails, vs a good or mediocre one. I've found plenty of examples for other fields, but would love to see a few aimed towards vet schools if at all possible.

Does anyone know where to find such a thing?

Let me dig around for a minute....

Ah, here is what someone doing a paper form would see.

http://www.aavmc.org/data/files/vmcas/commcompevalform12.pdf

The electronic version is similar but has something like checkboxes instead. The end result is a form with an arrow next to the choice they selected followed by a page showing the paragraph the evaluator has written.

 

[OwlandPussycat]

I requested an ELOR from one of the doctors I work with, and a few hours later saw her facebook status change to "does anyone know how to write a letter of recommendation?".

In all seriousness though, I think it's great that you're trying to find resources for your chosen ELOR writer. I think that it can be a pretty stressful experience for them, and you definitely want to make it a positive one!

 

[elizabeth22]

Cornell has a "guidelines for evaluators" document which might be helpful:

http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/docs/GuideEvaluator.pdf