I’m currently a 4th year Biology major thinking about potential recommenders to write red letters for med school. The two professors that I took Physics with know me pretty well, I did very well in their classes, and I’m fairly confident that they will be able to write solid letters. Is it bad to have both the science LOR’s coming from professors in the same discipline? Although I know one possible Bio professor I could ask for a rec, I don’t really know him that well and I feel kind of iffy about asking him for a rec. It’s not necessary to get a rec from a prof in your major right? Any clarity would help a lot - thanks!
Is this bad???
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Could you show us any med school admissions website that states "LORs need to be from Faculty in your major?"
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I too am curious about that. Sounds kinda ridiculous and I’ve never heard of that. What does that even mean? So if you’re a chem major, do you get an LOR from a chem professor?
Maybe it’s for non science majors that need LORs idk
We're required to have 1 science and 1 from major (and the rest can be any type of letter) for our committee letter. Are you going through your health committee? If so, check their specific requirements. If not, then you're probably fine.
Yep, happy to. This is directly from Albert Einstein’s MD Admissions page:
“It is required that one of these letters be from a faculty member in the department of the applicant’s major.”
Guess I can’t apply to that school then lol
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The reason you had this answer ready is because you already made a thread on this...
Is it weird to get the two science LOR’s both from physics professors?
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So why are you asking questions you already know the answer to?
It's probably because I'm paranoid
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Einstein and NYMC required a LOR from a professor within your major's department this cycle
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Get the good rec letters from the physics professor and get an extra one that's more generic from the bio department for the schools you need one for. You don't have to send it to every school, you can choose which go where. That way you don't limit where you can apply and still have the better letters.
Careful now, some people just might mistaken this for ignorance.
My buddy and I were marked complete there even though our letters didn't have a clear connection to our majors.
As long as they're from a diverse array of subjects (science and nonscience) I think you'll be fine. Can't see this tanking a desirable applicant.
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I got 2 from sociology profs, worked out great.
Rumor has it people have gotten around it at NYMC - I've heard from some of my classmates at NYMC that they did not have a major rec letter (And obviously they got in). We had the same rule my cycle.
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