Letter of Rec Problems

[Prettyinpink94]

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I know it varies by school, but is acceptable to have only 2 recommendations (both science) without a nonscience rec? I am also sending a committee letter, but my premed advisor stressed that it'd be much better with a non-science rec as well. I can't seem to get a hold of my nonscience teach who promised to write one and I don't want my app to be in late.

 

[PugsAndHugs]

Like you said, it varies by the school... but I'm pretty sure for most schools the committee letter trumps any specific LOR requirements, so you are fine.

 

[chemist16]

How is your committee letter written? Is it an actual letter where they synthesize information from the individual letters and write you a complete letter or do they just basically send off all your individual letters together? If they're writing you a composite letter and the pre-med adviser (who likely has some role in writing it) is telling you that a non-science LOR would make your application "much better," I wouldn't take it lightly.