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So here's the thing - I think that this professor could give me an excellent LOR. I think he knows me well and considers me intelligent and engaging to the classroom discussion
However, I only made a B- in his class, actually my lowest grade.... mainly from not studying. Do you think this will be a problem or should I go for it?
Is he going to be able to attest to you being a good candidate for medical school?So here's the thing - I think that this professor could give me an excellent LOR. I think he knows me well and considers me intelligent and engaging to the classroom discussion
However, I only made a B- in his class, actually my lowest grade.... mainly from not studying. Do you think this will be a problem or should I go for it?
Is he going to be able to attest to you being a good candidate for medical school?
Being intelligent and engaging is something I look for in someone I'm getting a drink with. It doesn't make that person qualified to be a doctor.
Its hard to look past the B- for me when getting a LOR.
Is he going to be able to attest to you being a good candidate for medical school?
Being intelligent and engaging is something I look for in someone I'm getting a drink with. It doesn't make that person qualified to be a doctor.
Its hard to look past the B- for me when getting a LOR.
get over yourself.
You also had the PI connection on top of that, didn't you?See I think your wrong here. It is a huge testament to your character and academic ability if you can get a professor to write you and outstanding LOR when you didn't do exceptionally well in his class.
I made a B in a population genetics course taught by the head of the biology dept. and he wrote me a strong enough letter that I have two IIs this early in the cycle. It's all about rapport, personality, and if you improve down the line.
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You also had the PI connection on top of that, didn't you?
I just question if the only connection is "He was good in discussions in this class he got a B- in" would be enough to pull a good, strong letter.
However, I only made a B- in his class, actually my lowest grade....
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...-based-physics-ii-will-this-look-bad.1211393/
Didn't you say you had C+?
But yeah, getting a B- and asking for LoR might not be a good idea.
you might want to start on it. Apart from that advice, it's up to you to approach a professor that gave you a good grade and ask if they could arrange an office meeting where you could tell them about yourself and how you studied for their class. It won't be a strong letter (who knows, some professors can go beyond expected) but if you are desperate and running for time, it's your best approach.what if you're a non trad who is never seen in class....i basically don't attend
See I think your wrong here. It is a huge testament to your character and academic ability if you can get a professor to write you and outstanding LOR when you didn't do exceptionally well in his class.
I made a B in a population genetics course taught by the head of the biology dept. and he wrote me a strong enough letter that I have two IIs this early in the cycle. It's all about rapport, personality, and if you improve down the line.
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get over yourself.
No.A B- in a class means that you were not able to master all of the major topics taught throughout the course. I could easily understand getting a letter of recommendation for a B+, but a B- isn't even a 3.0 gpa... its like saying you approve of someone who failed to fully understand one of the core concepts that was tested on.
So here's the thing - I think that this professor could give me an excellent LOR. I think he knows me well and considers me intelligent and engaging to the classroom discussion
However, I only made a B- in his class, actually my lowest grade.... mainly from not studying. Do you think this will be a problem or should I go for it?
Why would you pick the professor of your lowest grade class for a LOR? Don't you have any other science classes?
but read my last post in response to jordan95 - I got a B- out of laziness, and I believe that he knows that it was just that. In other words, I would assume he could say something about my "aptitude". sure my achievement was below par, but I actually think he could write me a very good recommendation. and maybe I'm wrong, there's always a chance I could be misinterpreting things/over confident, but....I love this scenario in my head. This would be the student talking to the potential LOR writer:
"Hey there. I know I've shown you that I'm a hard worker, and I know you know I am. I just want you to know that I am completely inept so I got a B- in your course despite my work ethic. Yes. I am so inept that despite all the time I spent in your course, I did poorly in your class. Please write a letter saying something about how I am a good person who works really hard - i'm just not equipped to get higher than a B- in the course you taught."
You want a professor to write you a LOR after doing poorly in his class because you were lazy?but read my last post in response to jordan95 - I got a B- out of laziness, and I believe that he knows that it was just that. In other words, I would assume he could say something about my "aptitude". sure my achievement was below par, but I actually think he could write me a very good recommendation. and maybe I'm wrong, there's always a chance I could be misinterpreting things/over confident, but....
it means I didn't dot my i's and cross my t's - I definitely agree with those on here saying a B- is low. it is. but I understood the material at a high level, and if my professor knew that (which I'm almost certain he did) then the rec he writes might be pretty good regardless of my gradeA B- in a class means that you were not able to master all of the major topics taught throughout the course. I could easily understand getting a letter of recommendation for a B+, but a B- isn't even a 3.0 gpa... its like saying you approve of someone who failed to fully understand one of the core concepts that was tested on.
You want a professor to write you a LOR after doing poorly in his class because you were lazy?
And this isn't high school to college. Totally different ball game.
it means I didn't dot my i's and cross my t's - I definitely agree with those on here saying a B- is low. it is. but I understood the material at a high level, and if my professor knew that (which I'm almost certain he did) then the rec he writes might be pretty good regardless of my grade
Ok, Im not going to lie. When I first read the title I thought that this was dumb and of course you can get a letter with a B-. You do not need a freaking A to get a strong letter. But now after reading all of these comments, I see why people log on and ask these ridiculous questions. You guys are really making people paranoid with your ill-informed responses. I have read ALL of my letters. They are all strong as heck, they even embellished a bit. But the B- was by far my strongest letter. OP, don't be fooled by sdn and think a B- wont get you a letter, <30 wont get you into medical school, <3.99 is a poor gpa, ect. You are fine. Ask for the letter 🙂
Lol sure sure. You're right buddy 😉"they even embellished a bit" LOL. Maybe if you actually worked harder and earned higher than B- they wouldn't need to embellish.
That's fine. But if you know that the lower grade class will be an overall strong letter due to your relationship with the professor, by all means go for that one. That's better than a weaker letter from a class with a higher grade. Got an email for Ann at UTSW about one of my letters. The professor emailed her to verify that I received credit for some other class as well. II two days later. If that B- LOR didn't hurt me at a top school like UTSW then its probably not gonna hurt me anywhere else IMO.what about asking an LOR from a prof i took a class with 2 yrs back?
I didn't dot my i's and cross my t's - I definitely agree with those on here saying a B- is low. it is. but I understood the material at a high level