letters of rec.

[Member 559246]

If you have three letters of rec in your pharmcas file and a school requires 2, how do you choose which ones to send. Are all three automatically sent to all the schools you designate?

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[universalcynic]

Are all three automatically sent to all the schools you designate?

I'm pretty sure that's what happens.

 

[syl0sim]

Yup. If schools get more letters than they require then they will choose which two of three letters they will use to evaluate you.

 

[Member 559246]

Do they read all three and take the ones that help you out the most or can you email them telling them
which letters to look at.

 

[syl0sim]

I'm not sure haha That's just what I read on either one of my school or PharmCAS website
I would email or call the school you are interested in to ask!

 

[jerbearox]

Do they read all three and take the ones that help you out the most or can you email them telling them
which letters to look at.

i had four LORs and for schools that required less than that it seemed that they just picked the first 2 or 3 from the list meaning they didnt read all of them and chose the best of the bunch haha. Unless the school wanted specific types of LORs such as one from a pharmacist, then they find that one.

 

[wesleyb]

does anybody know if a professor LOR is required? So far I have a recommendation from:

- Director of Pharmacy where I work at
- Clinical Pharmacist Supervisor where I work at
- Director of Volunteer Services from Brigham and Women's Hospital

but I'm having a hard time securing a LOR from a professor at my undergrad. I know it's mostly school specific if I don't have one from a professor but what do you guys think? My number 1 may be MCP Worcester right now cause it doesn't seem like I'll be able to meet any of these 11/1 deadlines.

 

[Faultroll]

does anybody know if a professor LOR is required? So far I have a recommendation from:

- Director of Pharmacy where I work at
- Clinical Pharmacist Supervisor where I work at
- Director of Volunteer Services from Brigham and Women's Hospital

but I'm having a hard time securing a LOR from a professor at my undergrad. I know it's mostly school specific if I don't have one from a professor but what do you guys think? My number 1 may be MCP Worcester right now cause it doesn't seem like I'll be able to meet any of these 11/1 deadlines.

Me being an ass: If you know it's school specific...'nuff said.
Just kidding though, umm...but no, really, if it says a professor is required, then you know what to do. They will probably toss it aside in the same manner as if their required GPA is not met.

 

[Member 559246]

A lot of schools need a letter of rec specifically from a science professor.