I generally don't have any problems with social situations such as asking a professor for a LOR, as I have already asked 2 professors thus far.
The last professor I would like to ask for a letter is my former Cell Biology professor. I also did a year of research in his lab after the class, which ended last spring.
However...when I inquired about a possible position in his lab, I told him it was because I was interested in research (which I was at the time), and wanted some meaningful experience. Although I also had a desire to go to med school at the time, I simply never mentioned, as it just didn't seem pertinent.
The issue is that now that I am solid on the med school route, I'm hesitant to ask for a LOR for medical school because I don't want him to think that the experiences I had working in his lab deterred me in any way from pursuing grad school. If I reverse the roles in my head, and had a student come up to me in the same scenario, the first thing that would cross my mind would be that this student obviously didn't enjoy working in my lab. But, that's just me, and maybe I'm wrong in extending this mindset to others.
I'm just looking for a polite way to tell him that I've decided to go to medical school and would like a letter, without implying that this decision is due to any negative experiences I had while working in his lab.
The last professor I would like to ask for a letter is my former Cell Biology professor. I also did a year of research in his lab after the class, which ended last spring.
However...when I inquired about a possible position in his lab, I told him it was because I was interested in research (which I was at the time), and wanted some meaningful experience. Although I also had a desire to go to med school at the time, I simply never mentioned, as it just didn't seem pertinent.
The issue is that now that I am solid on the med school route, I'm hesitant to ask for a LOR for medical school because I don't want him to think that the experiences I had working in his lab deterred me in any way from pursuing grad school. If I reverse the roles in my head, and had a student come up to me in the same scenario, the first thing that would cross my mind would be that this student obviously didn't enjoy working in my lab. But, that's just me, and maybe I'm wrong in extending this mindset to others.
I'm just looking for a polite way to tell him that I've decided to go to medical school and would like a letter, without implying that this decision is due to any negative experiences I had while working in his lab.
