What's a good way to ensure that you'll get an above-average LOR? I go to a large school and I feel like I don't know my professors well enough for an excellent LOR, might only be able to get an average one. If your LOR writer is a professor, do you guys go to office hours a lot to make sure they really know you? When is the best time to ask for one? Also, do you guys give your LOR writer something like a brief outline of your career goals to help them write one?
How do you get an excellent LOR?
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Yes. For large classes make sure to go to office hours or make your face known in some way. What I did was first email the professor about requesting a meeting to discuss the LOR (I had already spoken to them in person). At the meeting, I brought a folder with a mini autobiography, resume, a copy of my PS, and any significant academic work conducted in the class (usually a research paper). Usually, we'd then talk about who I am, what I do on campus, why medicine, etc. I think this works best.
