letters of recommendation

[hawkfan26]

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Is a letter of recommendation from a non-science professor necessary for most schools? Is it enough if I have letters from a biochemistry professor(a Ph.D. whose lab I do research in), a physics professor(Ph.D) , my academic advisor, my supervisors at the hospital I work at(one of which is a Ph.D/CRNA and the other is a M.D./Ph.D), a clinical professor at the hospital I work at(an M.D. who I work for during special workshops several times a year)?

I am getting a minor in business so should I try and get a letter from one of the business professors or is the list above sufficient?

 

[Minaku]

Is a letter of recommendation from a non-science professor necessary for most schools? Is it enough if I have letters from a biochemistry professor(a Ph.D. whose lab I do research in), a physics professor(Ph.D) , my academic advisor, my supervisors at the hospital I work at(one of which is a Ph.D/CRNA and the other is a M.D./Ph.D), a clinical professor at the hospital I work at(an M.D. who I work for during special workshops several times a year)?

I am getting a minor in business so should I try and get a letter from one of the business professors or is the list above sufficient?

some places do ask for a non-science LOR so you'll have to check specific schools to be sure. no one here can tell you what's "sufficient" so check thoroughly. reqs might include a certain number of profs, a non-academic, every single research supervisor you've ever had, et cetera

that being said you appear to have a strong list. find a business or other non-science prof who knows/knew you well and can write you a personalized letter, not just general uselessness a la "this student earned an A in my class" or formulaic praise that is easily disregarded. (I include this qualifier only because you said "get a letter from one of the business professors" as if you did not already have one in mind.) a non-science letter will help diversify you. otherwise you should be pretty much set.

 

[kansaskid]

I think it's a good idea to have non-science profs in general write one letter just to show that your interests and successes are broad. My advisory committee suggests that if you minor you should get one from someone in that field. I actually got a non-science rec from a field other than my minor because I never really got close to any professors in my minor program but I did with a professor who taught a gender social justice course. As long as you have good, varied letters highlighting many different skills, you should be good. You just don't want one from physics, one from organic, and two from bio or something like that that all talk about your grade and aptitude for simply the sciences.
Good luck!

 

[kansaskid]

I think it's a good idea to have non-science profs in general write one letter just to show that your interests and successes are broad. My advisory committee suggests that if you minor you should get one from someone in that field. I actually got a non-science rec from a field other than my minor because I never really got close to any professors in my minor program but I did with a professor who taught a gender social justice course. As long as you have good, varied letters highlighting many different skills, you should be good. You just don't want one from physics, one from organic, and two from bio or something like that that all talk about your grade and aptitude for simply the sciences.
Good luck!