Lab PI Letter of Recommendation

[Premed202489]

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Hi everyone, I have a question about my PI LOR. I have been doing research with him for around 2.5 years, and I have also taken a developmental biology course with him which was graded. So my question is will this LOR be seen as one out of the two letters I need from science professors, or will it be seen as a PI LOR and I need to look for two more science professors LOR? Thanks in advance.

 

[Cheezin]

You can choose which one to count it for. In my experience, a PI outside of the College of Science will count as a non-science rec letter unless they have taught a science course for you. It may be different for other schools.

 

[GreenDuck12]

Just ask that the letter writer speak to your abilities as a student in the class you took and the work you did in the lab. You do not need to find an additional letter.

 

[aldol16]

Doesn't matter, just apply it towards one of those totals and find another one for the other.

 

[Blueprint Med School]

Yes, it can count as a science LOR.