how's other ppl's LORs?

[speedkdy]

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recently, I am collecting LORs from professors as many as possible through interfolio. so i can decide which letters i can send to AASDAS later. I got one LOR from this professor (a professor emritus) and read the letter through interfolio.

However, it just says i was in his class and i has done above average work at my university. also I got A in that course and there are some A+s in his academic result.
at last, it says "Grades this good - in our highly competitive undergraduate courses - suggest a very good mind and the capacity for hard work. I am pleased to recommend him"

is this good enough? should i NOT use it? how's others'?

 

[john9192]

hey, how long was the letter anyway?
I have read one of the reference letter from my clinic manger (where I work), and it just said that I am responsible and I have the potential of becoming a successful dentist. It was like 10 lines. I'm not sure if my other professor's recommendation is like this as well. I didn't see those since it had to be confidential.

 

[catytweety]

recently, I am collecting LORs from professors as many as possible through interfolio. so i can decide which letters i can send to AASDAS later. I got one LOR from this professor (a professor emritus) and read the letter through interfolio.

However, it just says i was in his class and i has done above average work at my university. also I got A in that course and there are some A+s in his academic result.
at last, it says "Grades this good - in our highly competitive undergraduate courses - suggest a very good mind and the capacity for hard work. I am pleased to recommend him"

is this good enough? should i NOT use it? how's others'?

Sounds like a good letter - although a better letter would be from a prof that knows you on a personal note too and not just as a student... If you don't have a prof that knows you like that, I would go with this.

P.S. When I say "personal" - I am referring to them knowing about your extracurricular activities and personal goals....

Good luck!

 

[speedkdy]

hey, how long was the letter anyway?
I have read one of the reference letter from my clinic manger (where I work), and it just said that I am responsible and I have the potential of becoming a successful dentist. It was like 10 lines. I'm not sure if my other professor's recommendation is like this as well. I didn't see those since it had to be confidential.

mine is like 10 lines, too.
if i used interfoli, there is an option that i could choose (whether confidential or not)
Does it have to be confidential on interfolio in orderto use it when i apply dental schools?

 

[cdmOMR]

Didnt you guys sign something saying the letters were confidential and that you would not be able to see them? I know that I was "encourged" to do that.

 

[blasterx]

Didnt you guys sign something saying the letters were confidential and that you would not be able to see them? I know that I was "encourged" to do that.

👍

 

[bruinpredent]

Didnt you guys sign something saying the letters were confidential and that you would not be able to see them? I know that I was "encourged" to do that.

heh, so much for academic honesty, eh?

reading the letters takes the fun out of the whole process.

did they write a good one? am i gonna get screwed? are the interviewers going to comment on how strong they were?

whats the fun in applying if you read the letters?!

 

[Cymbidium]

Didnt you guys sign something saying the letters were confidential and that you would not be able to see them? I know that I was "encourged" to do that.

I certainly did, and I wasn't allowed to read them!

 

[speedkdy]

I certainly did, and I wasn't allowed to read them!

so do i have to make it as confidential on interfolio in order to use it for application ??

 

[Cymbidium]

so do i have to make it as confidential on interfolio in order to use it for application ??

I would assume so - ask your advisor.

 

[speedkdy]

also, how do i use matching form if i use interfolio?

 

[Fonz]

Didnt you guys sign something saying the letters were confidential and that you would not be able to see them? I know that I was "encourged" to do that.

Yeah I did the same. The committee at my school said that it would be best to keep the letters confidential. I don't think it is required for dental schools. I haven't read that anywhere but I do think that they take it into account and I guess it looks better if you weren't allowed to read them.

 

[1992Corolla]

people people people...it has been mapped out here. Read all of it, and follow it for best results.

It is a little long but such a good resource!

 

[reapply2007]

I think most academics would like to see that their thoughts are confidential when appraising a future colleague. This seems to explain the bias in the writers' wanting a waiver of access. However, you really should only ask for a LOR from someone who will speak positively about your application. As such, what difference does it make if you don't waive your ability to access the LOR? If you retain the ability to access then some academic on an Adcom could understand this to mean that you didn't trust/know the LOR writer. Of course, this is assuming the Adcom took the time to notice this ability to access the LOR as something important. It seems as if Interfolio, while a valuable service, would be received as LORs for which you did not waive your ability to access.

That being said, I've never seen a d-school website where they say you need to waive your ability to access a LOR. Maybe it's more of a courtesy than a necessity.