Ideal Sample of A Recommendation Letter

[destinedDPT]

Hi, I've been working at this outpatient PT clinic as an aide for about half a year now and the therapist (owner) told me to write it myself and he'll type it. So, what should I include in my first letter that will make me stand out as a great applicant when I apply for PT school? Thank you guys!

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[DesertPT]

It doesn't work like that. The "letter" of recommendation is a form that is emailed to the recommender directly by PTCAS. The reccommender then checks a bunch of boxes/makes selections from drop down menus, etc., and is allowed to write whatever comments they would like. Read the PTCAS instruction manual and it will all become clear to you. I would say trying to fill it in yourself would be ill advisable. If any schools catches any whiff of dishonesty from you, it'll be game over for your PT career.

 

[ptisfun2]

It doesn't work like that. The "letter" of recommendation is a form that is emailed to the recommender directly by PTCAS. The reccommender then checks a bunch of boxes/makes selections from drop down menus, etc., and is allowed to write whatever comments they would like. Read the PTCAS instruction manual and it will all become clear to you. I would say trying to fill it in yourself would be ill advisable. If any schools catches any whiff of dishonesty from you, it'll be game over for your PT career.

The comments you can ghost write and then the recommender can modify or edit as they see fit. This is pretty standard procedure for any LOR, and I think most schools know it happens. I have DPT students ghost write LOR for them from me all of the time (for PhD school or a scholarship as examples). They can include things not readily apparent from their resume. I add, edit, etc, but having a student give me a head start is awesome. And I am not unique in this 🙂

 

[destinedDPT]

The comments you can ghost write and then the recommender can modify or edit as they see fit. This is pretty standard procedure for any LOR, and I think most schools know it happens. I have DPT students ghost write LOR for them from me all of the time (for PhD school or a scholarship as examples). They can include things not readily apparent from their resume. I add, edit, etc, but having a student give me a head start is awesome. And I am not unique in this 🙂

Exactly. I asked two of the therapist in the same facility I work at for a LOR, and both told me to write it myself then e-mail it to them for editing. So, I am not sure how to write it. Any particular unique comments PT schools really want to see in the letter?