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[pdng]

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Hi all,
what skills/ability/personality do you guys want recommenders from undergrad research lab express in LORs that prove you can make a good pharmacist or a strong candidate

 

[pharmacygopher]

?? Wow. Ever hear of punctuation? I hope your personal statement is easier to follow 😉

 

[aboveliquidice]

Hi all,
what skills/ability/personality do you guys want recommenders from undergrad research lab express in LORs that prove you can make a good pharmacist or a strong candidate

I would spend sometime thinking on this one - You should really be able to develop this on your own.

 

[timonsk]

Schools tend to have their own guides for writing LORs, which can usually be found through their career advising services. Also, there are many LOR writing guides that can be found with a simple google search. Here's one from UCB: https://career.berkeley.edu/letter/LetterGuidelines.stm.

Generally, graduate and professional schools want to know a prospective student is mature, capable, and determined enough to do well in their program; LORs should complement the rest of the application by presenting character--something that can't really be presented through grades and scores. Most guides say a strong LOR is one that supports generalities made about the student with detailed evidence. If applicable, speaking about how the student stands out compared to other students would make a stronger LOR (e.g., In my 20 years of experience as a professor, X is one of only a handful of students that has demonstrated such passion and commitment to the subject. He/She has attended all the office hours...). Hope this helps.

 

[trailrider400]

A great thing to do is to keep a 'fact sheet' with your grades, extracurriculars, accomplishments, volunteer work, awards, goals, etc. Giving this to the people who write your lor's is a good way to give them stuff to write about. What I told them is I was giving them a fact sheet on me to help them that they could use only if they wanted. One of the biggest reasons some people are nervous to write lor's is they don't know what to write about. Its likely that each lor will pick something different to write about from your fact sheet that, combined with their own unique perspective of you, will provide a very complete picture of what you are like to the adcoms.

 

[pdng]

A great thing to do is to keep a 'fact sheet' with your grades, extracurriculars, accomplishments, volunteer work, awards, goals, etc. Giving this to the people who write your lor's is a good way to give them stuff to write about. What I told them is I was giving them a fact sheet on me to help them that they could use only if they wanted. One of the biggest reasons some people are nervous to write lor's is they don't know what to write about. Its likely that each lor will pick something different to write about from your fact sheet that, combined with their own unique perspective of you, will provide a very complete picture of what you are like to the adcoms.

i think so too, i gave them my resume so they know who i am better