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One of the biggest worries anyone applying to school is getting those Letters of Recommendation
I'm from a large 26,000 student school and getting Letters was tough. Most professors have huge 400+ classes and TA's even have 80+ students spread out through a few discussion sections.
So I'm having trouble finding professors who can write a "personable and interesting" LOR. I guess its different from small liberal arts colleges that boast small teacher student ratios and every body knows almost everyone else.
I really hope med school's Adcom's give some slack to applicatons to Large U's.
I know, I know, people are going to tell me that, I need to put in extra effort to get to know professor's... yada yada.... but after a few years, its hard to remember people, and honestly, I think students should be genuine when going to see a professor for help. Don't go just because you want a Letter later down the road.
I'm from a large 26,000 student school and getting Letters was tough. Most professors have huge 400+ classes and TA's even have 80+ students spread out through a few discussion sections.
So I'm having trouble finding professors who can write a "personable and interesting" LOR. I guess its different from small liberal arts colleges that boast small teacher student ratios and every body knows almost everyone else.
I really hope med school's Adcom's give some slack to applicatons to Large U's.
I know, I know, people are going to tell me that, I need to put in extra effort to get to know professor's... yada yada.... but after a few years, its hard to remember people, and honestly, I think students should be genuine when going to see a professor for help. Don't go just because you want a Letter later down the road.