Juggling LORs

[lexx0213]

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2 dilemmas:

1: I need two science professors. One replied saying he can't write my LOR. So should I request a LOR from a Physiology prof (my major) which I got a B in, but an A- on my majors paper and A in lab? (Physiology majors break it down to a major paper, a lab, and course). OR should I request a LOR from a Histology professor which I got a A- in?

2: I shadowed my dentist for over 550 hours (8hrs/ week). Should I request a LOR from him or from non-profit dental clinic that I shadowed 20% of the time, participate in screenings 30% of the time, and did paperwork (filing, entering on excel, etc) 50% of the time for a total of ~150 hours of volunteering/ interning. I would most likely get a LOR written by the Intern Coordinator.

Bottom-line. From who would look better in each dilemma?

 

[Albuterol]

Who knows you better? I would go with that route. If both are equal in that they don't really know too much about you besides class time...then I would go Histo and the dentist at the non-profit clinic. just my opinion. good luck.

 

[lexx0213]

Who knows you better? I would go with that route. If both are equal in that they don't really know too much about you besides class time...then I would go Histo and the dentist at the non-profit clinic. just my opinion. good luck.

It wouldn't be a dentist that will be writing a LOR from the non-profit clinic. It would be the intern/ volunteer coordinator that will be writing the LOR...so you still stick with a non-profit recommendation?

 

[Albuterol]

I think the letter has to come from a dentist or a dentist has to sign off on it? I'm not 100% sure about that so if someone else could chime in that would be good. If a dentist isn't writing the letter or willing to sign off on it then I would get the letter from a dentist who you shadowed. Just give him a brief outline of what u want in the letter. good luck.