Letter of recommendation from a PHD DEGREE STUDENT?

[JaeDRa]

okay so one of my science courses was taught by a PH.D student (in the process of receiving the degree). Am I allowed to use this person as one of my rec letter writers?

THANKS

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[LogOff]

Yes

 

[nondescriptive]

Yes, they can. Anyone who teaches you and is assigned by the institution as the instructor can write a LOR.

 

[Member902507]

I had one from a PhD student who was my instructor for a course! And I've been accepted at a few places, if that helps 🙂

 

[tooth knockn]

okay so one of my science courses was taught by a PH.D student (in the process of receiving the degree). Am I allowed to use this person as one of my rec letter writers?

THANKS

Why not ?

Any one can write a letter of recommendation !

You have to choose who wisely!

 

[doc toothache]

"Anyone can write an lor", however a "student" may carry a little more weight than a custodian.

 

[AlbinoPolarBear]

Only go to a PhD student as your last resort. You could try to get the PhD student and the prof of that course to co-write you a letter.

 

[Member902507]

Honestly, I was extremely unsure of it myself, and had even considered getting the professor to co-write the LOR for me. But then I went and spoke with the ADCOM at one of my top choice dental schools, and they said it was completely okay and that they've seen it done before. They even told me to not bother getting the prof of the course to pitch in on the letter just because I've had zero interaction with that person. The reason I actually chose the PhD student to write my LOR was because it was a killer class for me so I went to every single office hour held, and the instructor got to know me really well. Overall, I think he wrote me a solid letter, and I don't regret it one bit, though it is a tricky situation. Just be sure your evaluator knows you EXTREMELY well, because that matters a lot. Gluck 🙂

 

[thewobblytooth]

If the PhD student is the last option, have the professor that taught the course "co-sign" it, meaning they put their signature on there approving of the LOR, but the PhD student must write it. I did that, it worked wonderfully.

 

[Longcatislong]

How about a letter from a lab instructor with an MS? she teaches bio labs and lectures at my school. Does it hurt the letter that she's lacks a Dr. title?

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[Bottle]

i always though the more recommendation you have, the better.

if i were you, heck i would ask my cat to write recommendation letter.

Am i missing something here ? just get as much recommendations as you can.

 

[Member902507]

Hey, I think the problem lies in AADSAS only letting you submit 4 LORs total. I know you can individually send letters to each school, but in your 4 allocated ones, you want to make sure that they're the best they can be. I had 2 from my bcp instructors (one was a tenured prof, other was a PhD student who was just about done with his PhD), and then 1 was from a general dentist I shadowed, and the final one was from an advisor in my class, who told me on the day of my graduation he wanted to write an LOR for me, hah. Though he was only an advisor for me, he was a professor for classes in the graduate health sciences and he knew me quite well.

For other schools, I had to get letters written and sent specifically from supervisors of volunteering activities, but only a couple of schools wanted those. Unless you do a committee letter, you can't really submit that many LORs I think. It's good that all of you are starting on this now! Some poor, fellow SDN-er said their prof didn't get his letter in for months...thereby delaying his application. Good luck, and get them done ASAP!