Letter of Recommendation Question

[prevetlover1234]

I was wondering if anyone had advice for me about choosing my letter of recommendation. I have one letter from a vet and another from the person in charge of my lab. The third letter of recommendation I want to be from a professor and I have two professors in mind. One professor did not teach a science course but I think she would write me a thoughtful letter. I can ask another professor from a science course but I don't think she would do as good of a job. Does the professor have to be a science teacher? I noticed on the Penn Vet website it said science professor.

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[JaynaAli]

Some schools dictate who they want letters from and others don’t. You’ll need to do the legwork to make sure you’re meeting the requirements of each school appropriately. In general I would say that a great letter from a non science professor would be more favorable than a lukewarm letter from a science professor. (Or to put it the opposite way, I think a poor reference will hurt your application more than a good reference by someone not in a science field) But if a place you’re planning to apply says they require a science professor you’ve got to go with that or choose not to apply there.