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Like many non-science majors, I didn't take too many science classes and those that I did take were generally really big. That makes it difficult to find good recommendations from science professors that have taught me, though I can get a good one from a faculty member that I did research for (for money, not credit). This is what I need from y'all. List schools and their recommendation requirements. Hopefully this will help everybody with getting together their stuff early. Thanks. Later.
 
Most schools will have that info on their websites I think 🙂 ....but usually it goes through your premed committee if you have one.
 
when do we actually have to start worrying about LOR? most schools request it with their supplemental, which is usually after October,right?? so we have atleast 5 more months for grabbing an LOR???
 
It is best to have them ready by July...I sent mine the same day I submitted AMCAS. Hopefully you have already asked your recommenders to write them, and if not, get on it! You don't want those to hold up your application completion. October is kinda late....some people will already be interviewing then.
 
I am going to somewhat disagree with part of what Foxy said above. She is totally right that you should have them written as soon as possible, if you haven't already (whatever you do, don't wait until the fall -- most professors have more time over the summer) but it isn't necessary to SEND them before you even receive your secondaries. You *can* send them, but it isn't necessary. Some schools will even throw them away if you send them before they have decided whether or not to give you a secondary (rare, but some schools do have that policy). So just be aware of that. You shouldn't be afraid to send them early, but follow up to make sure they get matched to your secondary properly.
 
Right bjc, sorry I didn't clarify that. Check with schools to see when they accept them. All of my schools accepted them early, even though UM said they wouldn't. As soon as you receive the secondary, notify your premed committee to send them, so that your application is not held up. 🙂 Try to make your secondary and LORs arrive at the same time.
 
•••quote:•••Originally posted by uncwalley:
•Like many non-science majors, I didn't take too many science classes and those that I did take were generally really big. That makes it difficult to find good recommendations from science professors that have taught me, though I can get a good one from a faculty member that I did research for (for money, not credit). This is what I need from y'all. List schools and their recommendation requirements. Hopefully this will help everybody with getting together their stuff early. Thanks. Later.•••••it seems like having 2 science and 1 non-science is enough to meet the minimum requirement at most schools (at least the ones i applied to). you can probably pass off one of the science ones with a research rec, or maybe one from a borderline "science" class (like math, or psych or something), but i would try to get the other one from a physics/bio/chem teacher to be safe.

i think asking for recs over the summer is fine. if you work for someone this summer, it also doesn't hurt to add one from that person in the fall.

🙂
 
just wanted to inform you that I asked around, and it seems as though when they say "2 sci and 1 nonsci" THEY MEAN IT!!! Nobody you work for, not even the pope, can replace that rule. I have had to go back to my undergrad profs and ask them for LORs....plus I have two more from my employers (both are physicians AND faculty at the health sciences center)..but none of those two count as a "sci LOR." Just FYI.

Tweets
 
I appreciate everyone's help here. After having gone through this process twice now with only one waitlist in hand to show for it, I certainly agree that rolling admissions only rewards those who are on their toes from the beginning. That said, I was hoping that we could start a list so that all that are applying don't have to search through web sites to find out recommendation requirements (a lot of schools don't list them anyway on their web site). This is pretty important when it comes to deciding where to apply for some. My first time around I didn't take this into account and I had to have a professor send one of those "I don't really know this student but he did well in my class" letters. Worthless. The 2 science 1 non-science rule is definitely not all-encompassing. Many schools just want 1 and 1, some want 2 science from faculty members(no mention of whether or not you took a class with them) and 1 non-science. Some just want what you give them. If you don't know what your schools want early, then you can't ask professors or somehow make arrangements to send something different. I have experience with that too. ECU wants 2 science and 1 non-science from professors that have formally taught you. I however, talked to BJ Causey and worked out a plan to send 2 non-science 1 science instead. Of course, I didn't get in, but I don't know if that had anything to do with it. I'll start us off with what I know:

ECU: 2sci/1non-sci from faculty who have taught you
UNC: 1 from academic major/1 other academic
Creighton: 2 sci/1 non-sci faculty
Georgetown: 3 "professors"
Loyola: 2 sci/1non-sci
Wake Forest: 1 sci/1 non-sci (specific form to fill out with the letter)
Jefferson: 1 letter from Phys, Bio, Chem, Hum preferred. You must send a letter to AdCom if you aren't going to send those.
GW: 2 Sci "familiar with academic work" and 1 from someone acquainted with your personal traits

There you go. Keep 'em coming.
 
i got all my letters requested prior to xams break. i was already to ahve them sent out by the time i started AMCAS. i had them mailed out after i finished my AMCAS app and they were sent out end of july. it's goot to get them out early cause they get lost in the mail. i had to have mine sent to Stanford repeatedly.
 
Just wanted to say that I think this is a wonderful idea. I will be back in a few days with more info to add to the list. However, could we please NOT use abbreviations for schools...it sucks when you don't know what it all stands for...and worse when you don't have the time to look it up.

Thanks much. 🙂
Tweetie
 
•••quote:•••Originally posted by Tweetie_bird:
• However, could we please NOT use abbreviations for schools...it sucks when you don't know what it all stands for...and worse when you don't have the time to look it up.

Thanks much. 🙂
Tweetie•••••<a href="http://forums.studentdoctor.net/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=011681" target="_blank">Check out this link for abbreviations & meanings.</a> 🙂
 
For UC schools applicants, do not send in your LORs before you receive their 2ndaries because if you sent your LORs in before requested, they would discard them without telling you that. Then, you have to send in a replacement packet if and when you are made aware.
 
•••quote:•••Originally posted by daffy:
•I have a stupid questions - don't we have to send LOR to AMCAS? or they go directly to the schls we are applying for. Also, I've worked for the last few years - do I need a LOR from my employer in addition to the academic LOR?
•••••NO, don't send your LORs to AMCAS!! Have your recommenders send them directly to the schools. Some schools (ie Albany, GW) may ask for additional recommendations in addition to some science/non-science. In those cases, you can and should use a LOR from your employer. Many schools just want two science and one non-science though...no employer letters. Check w/ the school. If you've been working for one person that long, he'll have lots to say about you that may strengthen your application.
 
•••quote:•••Originally posted by daffy:
•I have a stupid questions - don't we have to send LOR to AMCAS? or they go directly to the schls we are applying for. Also, I've worked for the last few years - do I need a LOR from my employer in addition to the academic LOR?

Thanks a lot, and pls don't laugh alot.

good luck to all of you•••••no questions are stupid! :wink:

The LORs go directly from your letter service to the med schools. You are required to use your school's letter writing service if they have one, but if you can't (i.e., graduated a while ago), you can just explain that on your secondaries when asked.

I think it would be wise to get a LOR from your employer.
 
I second what Dra Foxy said. While schools may not ask for your employer LOR, but it can only strengthen your appl., cannot hurt (provided that your employer writes you a sterling recommendation 🙂 ). I think even if you graduated, most pre-med advising service at undergrad inst. sitll take you in for LORs and committee letter service. SO check with your undergrad pre-med or pre-health science advising office.
 
I don't know how to answer your question, but I'll tell you what I had. I think it's good to get one from someone you volunteered with.

1)chemistry lab professor (C- first semester, A second semster, I think she explained one of the red flags of my app 🙂 )

2) Calculus professor (also my employer b/c I grade her papers now)

3) Latin American Studies Professor (since it's my major)

4) Spanish professor (since it's my other major)

5,6) Doctor I shadowed x 2 (both of them wrote one)

My school's premed committee complied these letters into one, and then clipped them behind their composite letter. All med schools I applied to got this whole packet of LORs...I hope that was the correct way to do it. If a school wanted something specific, they could just pick it out. 🙂

Hope this helps someone.....
 
A lot of schools have this information posted on their websites, you just have to search for it. Some schools, though, aren't very explicit. I e-mailed several of them and I cut and paste their responses below.
Isn't it odd how math is considered as part of BCPM, but a letter from a math prof isn't a science letter.

Here's my list...

Albany, NY
This email is being sent in response to your voice mail request for
information about our requirements for letters of recommendation. We
require either a premedical advisory committee letter, if your school has
such a committee, or letters sent by two (2) professors in whose classes
you have been enrolled for college credit. One of those letters must
be from a science instructor.

Albert Einstein NY
lets: 1sci,1major,1personal

U of Chicago Pritzker
A. A premedical committee letter alone will suffice as meeting the requirements for letters form you college.

B. If the Premedical Advisor takes sole responsibility in your college for writing on behalf of students, this will likewise suffice as meeting the requirements for letters.

C. If your college has neither a Premedical Committee nor a Premedical Advisor, submit three letters form faculty. At least two letters should be from science faculty who have had reasonably close contact with you. It is not helpful to have letters form instructors of large classes where little more than the final grade information is provided. Faculties from smaller, upper-level courses often are better able to provide you with helpful letters of recommendation.

D. Letters from other individuals who may know you as a research student or in a clinically related experience or extracurricular activity may add an additional dimension of understanding about you as a candidate. These letters are not required, and one should be judicious about the number submitted.

California, UC Los Angeles (Drew)
Three letters of recommendation
(from med admissions rep)2 science;
(phone) 3-5 letters, (2profs 1 other)

Cornell
They have to be from 2 science professor or a pre-med committee packet
if
you have one at your school.

Creighton, NE
1 sci; 1non-sci Jesuit school

Dartmouth, NH
two individual letters

Georgetown
two letters of evaluation from professors.

GWU
You must submit a minimum of three letters (but
not
more than five), two from science faculty familiar with your academic
work
and one from someone acquainted with your personal traits

Harvard, MA
We require a minimum of three letters and no more than six. We also require letters from all of your research supervisors as well as one from a non-science recommender.

California, Southern-Keck
two letters of recommendation from science faculty

Loma Linda, CA
If your school has a recommending committee letter or packet, that is
required. If not, a minimum of three letters of recommendation is
required.

Mount Sinai, NY
1sci;1non-sci letter

Stanford, CA
three complete letters of evaluation from persons who know the candidate well enough to evaluate his/her scholarly potential and promise as a physician

Tufts, MA
We require three individual letters (we don't specify authors) or a composite from your college.

California, UC San Diego
a minimum of three letters are required from faculty (senior professors) who can provide a well considered evaluation of your qualifications for the medical profession. (Two of the three must be from faculty at a four-year undergraduate institution in either the Departments of Biology or Chemistry. The third recommendation must be in humanities or social sciences. If you are currently in a graduate program, the third letter may come from your graduate professor.)

California, UC San Francisco
three letters of recommendation, including two letters from the applicant's instructors

California, UC Davis
3 letters, two from science faculty
"

California, UC Irvine
min of 4 letters. Prefer 5 profs or other. &gt;=1sci

California, UC Los Angeles
(from med admissions rep)2 science; (phone) 3-5 letters, (2profs 1 other)

Rochester, NY
three letters

Wake Forest, NC
We prefer a committee report if your school has a premed committee. If
not, then we would like a science and a non science evaluation. We have
a form that comes with the secondary application on line. If your
school
has a letter service where the faculty have already sent their letters
we will accept that. If you have additional letters you would like to
send, we will accept those in letter form.

New York University
two letters from individual faculty members

MCP Hahnemann
2scilet;1nonscilet

NYMedical
three undergraduate professors (including at least two from science faculty)

Pittsburgh
three academic letters of recommendation

Saint Louis
three of your college or university teachers

Tulane
three individual, separate
letters of evaluation, two of which must be from professors of science under
whom you have studied and the third from a professor of your choice.

Vermont
3 faculty letters

Vanderbilt
3 faculty letters

Yale
three of the applicant's teachers, two of whom should be in science fields

University of Washington
A premedical committee evaluation or three letters from instructors (either sciences or humanities) from whom the candidate has taken courses
 
Wow, piccolo, that was some first post. Awesome! :clap: Thank you. People should bookmark this thread.

I always thought that a math professor did count as a science LOR. Oh well, too late now! 😛
 
I'll just append to piccolo's thread:

Albany, NY
This email is being sent in response to your voice mail request for
information about our requirements for letters of recommendation. We
require either a premedical advisory committee letter, if your school has
such a committee, or letters sent by two (2) professors in whose classes
you have been enrolled for college credit. One of those letters must
be from a science instructor.

Albert Einstein NY
lets: 1sci,1major,1personal

U of Chicago Pritzker
A. A premedical committee letter alone will suffice as meeting the requirements for letters form you college.

B. If the Premedical Advisor takes sole responsibility in your college for writing on behalf of students, this will likewise suffice as meeting the requirements for letters.

C. If your college has neither a Premedical Committee nor a Premedical Advisor, submit three letters form faculty. At least two letters should be from science faculty who have had reasonably close contact with you. It is not helpful to have letters form instructors of large classes where little more than the final grade information is provided. Faculties from smaller, upper-level courses often are better able to provide you with helpful letters of recommendation.

D. Letters from other individuals who may know you as a research student or in a clinically related experience or extracurricular activity may add an additional dimension of understanding about you as a candidate. These letters are not required, and one should be judicious about the number submitted.

California, UC Los Angeles (Drew)
Three letters of recommendation
(from med admissions rep)2 science;
(phone) 3-5 letters, (2profs 1 other)

Cornell
They have to be from 2 science professor or a pre-med committee packet
if
you have one at your school.

Creighton, NE
1 sci; 1non-sci Jesuit school

Dartmouth, NH
two individual letters

Georgetown
two letters of evaluation from professors.

GWU
You must submit a minimum of three letters (but
not
more than five), two from science faculty familiar with your academic
work
and one from someone acquainted with your personal traits

Harvard, MA
We require a minimum of three letters and no more than six. We also require letters from all of your research supervisors as well as one from a non-science recommender.

California, Southern-Keck
two letters of recommendation from science faculty

Loma Linda, CA
If your school has a recommending committee letter or packet, that is
required. If not, a minimum of three letters of recommendation is
required.

Mount Sinai, NY
1sci;1non-sci letter

Stanford, CA
three complete letters of evaluation from persons who know the candidate well enough to evaluate his/her scholarly potential and promise as a physician

Tufts, MA
We require three individual letters (we don't specify authors) or a composite from your college.

California, UC San Diego
a minimum of three letters are required from faculty (senior professors) who can provide a well considered evaluation of your qualifications for the medical profession. (Two of the three must be from faculty at a four-year undergraduate institution in either the Departments of Biology or Chemistry. The third recommendation must be in humanities or social sciences. If you are currently in a graduate program, the third letter may come from your graduate professor.)

California, UC San Francisco
three letters of recommendation, including two letters from the applicant's instructors

California, UC Davis
3 letters, two from science faculty
"

California, UC Irvine
min of 4 letters. Prefer 5 profs or other. &gt;=1sci

California, UC Los Angeles
(from med admissions rep)2 science; (phone) 3-5 letters, (2profs 1 other)

Rochester, NY
three letters

Wake Forest, NC
We prefer a committee report if your school has a premed committee. If
not, then we would like a science and a non science evaluation. We have
a form that comes with the secondary application on line. If your
school
has a letter service where the faculty have already sent their letters
we will accept that. If you have additional letters you would like to
send, we will accept those in letter form.

New York University
two letters from individual faculty members

MCP Hahnemann
2scilet;1nonscilet

Mayo
We require three letters of reference or a composite letter from a premedical committee. You may submit additional letters if you desire. Your references should be written by persons who know you well and whose opinions have bearing on the likelihood of your success in medical school and in subsequent practice. At least one of the references should be from a member of the science faculty. A letter from a teaching assistant is acceptable.

NYMedical
three undergraduate professors (including at least two from science faculty)

Pittsburgh
three academic letters of recommendation

Saint Louis
three of your college or university teachers

Tulane
three individual, separate
letters of evaluation, two of which must be from professors of science under
whom you have studied and the third from a professor of your choice.

Vermont
3 faculty letters

Vanderbilt
3 faculty letters

Yale
three of the applicant's teachers, two of whom should be in science fields

University of Washington
A premedical committee evaluation or three letters from instructors (either sciences or humanities) from whom the candidate has taken courses
 
Thanks piccolo and mpp. That helps a ton already. I just got back from a little vacation and I need to get some things together before going back to work tomorrow, but I'll try to condense this list for easy viewing sometime tomorrow. Keep 'em coming. Later.
 
Here is a condensed list.

ECU: 2sci/1non-sci from faculty who have taught you
UNC: 1 from academic major/1 other academic
Creighton: 2 sci/1 non-sci faculty
Georgetown: 3 "professors"
Loyola: 2 sci/1non-sci
Wake Forest: 1 sci/1 non-sci (specific form to fill out with the letter)
Jefferson: 1 letter from Phys, Bio, Chem, Hum preferred. You must send a letter to AdCom if you aren't going to send those.
GW: 2 Sci "familiar with academic work" and 1 from someone acquainted with your personal traits
Albany: 2 letters, at least 1Sci, from teachers you've had
Albert Einstein: 1sci,1major,1personal
U Chicago Pritzker: 2sci faculty with whom you've had close contact/1 other faculty
UCLA (Drew):2 science/1 other
Cornell:2 science professors
Creighton:1 sci; 1non-sci
Dartmouth: 2 letters
Harvard: 3 letters (1 non-sci) and a letter from all research you've done
USC: 2 from sci faculty
Loma Linda: 3 letters
Mount Sinai: 1sci;1non-sci letter
Stanford: 3 from individuals who know you well
Tufts: 3 letters
UCSD: 2 from Bio or Chem faculty, 1 non-sci faculty
UCSF: 2 from teachers, 1 other
UCD: 2 science faculty, 1 other
UC Irvine: min of 4 letters. Prefer 5 profs or other. &gt;=1sci
Rochester: three letters
NYU:two letters from individual faculty members
MCP Hahnemann: 2sci;1nonsci
NYMedical: 3 undergraduate professors (including at least two from science faculty)
Pittsburgh: 3 academic letters of recommendation
Saint Louis: 3 of your college or university teachers
Tulane: 3 individual, separate
letters of evaluation, two of which must be from professors of science under
whom you have studied and the third from a professor of your choice.
Vermont: 3 faculty letters
Vanderbilt: 3 faculty letters
Yale: three of the applicant's teachers, two of whom should be in science fields
University of Washington: 3 letters from instructors (either sciences or humanities) from whom the candidate has taken courses
Mayo: 3 letters from individuals whose opinions have bearing on the likelihood of your success in medical school and in subsequent practice. At least one of the references should be from a member of the science faculty. A letter from a teaching assistant is acceptable.
 
Does anyone know if LOR's from engineering and computer science profs count towards the sci LOR's ? 🙂
thanks
 
They generally want letters from Bio, Chem, or Physics for science letters. Last year I sent in a letter from a Pharmacology professor that I did research under as my second science letter and most schools had no problem with it. I think the fact that he is part of the med school faculty helped. You won't have that on your side with computer science or engineering. That said, if you feel that you will have trouble getting more than one good science recommendation, call the school and request to send a letter from a different faculty member. Med school admissions is pretty arbitrary on all sides. Policy is never unbreakable. Later
 
I still would like to know the requirements of a few schools. Does anybody know these:

Boston
Loma Linda
MCP Hahnemann
Cincinnati
Ohio State
Oregon
NYMC
 
what do they mean when they say "personal letter" i.e. from albert einstein.
All of the LOR writers for me have made their LORs very personal, since I've worked with them for long and we're actually on casual/friendship terms....so, what's "personal" to Einstein?
 
any additions to this list? 🙂
 
Does a "non-science" recommendation have to be a humanities professor? Could it be a supervisor?
 
A few things I found last year: I got away with using my research PI as a science letter at quite a few schools (dept of pathology), including UCSD which "requires" that the profs be bio, chem, or physics, and was accepted anyway. For several schools, I also used an instructor from a sort of sciency class in an interdepartmental program, that was definitely not a hard bio, chem, or physics class. For a non-science letter I used a professor in Management Science and Engineering (but he taught an ethics class) for every school I applied too, and no one seemed to find that to be a problem. I think many schools are a little more flexible than they appear.
 
I have graduated and am a full time engineer. There is no way that I am asking my supervisor for a rec cause then I would get fired, LOL! I don't understand how people who graduated already will get LORs from employers!?
 
BP,
"Non-science" probably means from a humanities professor. You can play around some with most school's requirements though. I used my PI for my second science letter for all my applications. As far as non-sci, I have a much broader background in the humanities so that wasn't a problem. It may be a gamble, but I would send in your best letters that vaguely match your schools' criteria and be prepared to send in an extra letter or two to schools who don't like what you've sent. I don't think many schools really sit down and analyze who has sent letters and whether or not they should be accepted.
 
•••quote:•••Originally posted by uncwalley:
•I still would like to know the requirements of a few schools. Does anybody know these:

Boston
Loma Linda
MCP Hahnemann
Cincinnati
Ohio State
Oregon
NYMC•••••MCPH
(from <a href="http://www.mcphu.edu/medschool/viewbook/Admissions.asp" target="_blank">MCPHU Admissions</a>
The supplemental application also requires letters of recommendation. Science majors should ask their premedical advisory committee to send a composite letter of recommendation, including evaluations from science and nonscience professors. If this isn't possible, students should ask three individuals who hold college-level academic appointments to send letters of recommendation. Two of these should be from science professors and one from a professor in a nonscience area. If candidates have taken time off between college and medical school, they should also send a letter of recommendation from a person who can comment about experiences during that period. Additional letters from individuals with whom candidates have done volunteer work are encouraged but not required.

Oregon
(from <a href="http://www.ohsu.edu/som-Dean/admit.html" target="_blank">OHSU SOM Admissions</a>
How many letters of recommendation are required?

The Admissions Office requires recommendations from three college or university faculty members from any department. (It is recommended that at least one of these three letters be from a science department faculty member.) An applicant who is attending or attended an institution that provides a premedical committee evaluation report may submit this committee report in lieu of the three separate recommendations. Applicants who have been out of college for five years or more may submit two letters from employers and one faculty letter. It is highly recommended that an applicant provide additional non-academic recommendations (e.g., related to work, community service and health care experiences).

Ohio State
(from <a href="http://medicine.osu.edu/admissions/apply.cfm" target="_blank">College of Medicine &amp; Public Health - The Ohio State University</a>
A committee evaluation or two or more letters of recommendation. These should be from teachers or professors who have taught and graded the applicant.

NYMC
three undergraduate professors (including at least two from science faculty)

Boston contact info
715 Albany Street, L-124
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 617 -638-4630
Just give them a call and ask!
 
I know I could condense these, but I like to see the exact wording of the admissions committee.
I'll probably condense later... 🙂
 
and I just realized I repeated myself a few times for uncwally. maybe one day i'll alphabetize that long list.
 
bumping for physicsMD
 
Hey guys what about some of the top then, anyone know what there rec. requiorments are. Thanks you much.
 
I only have one science rec in my pre-med committee evaluation. The people who work there told me that was fine, I am gonna yell at them if this is not true.....
 
many schools require 2 sci, but you can talk to each school individually to see if you can be exempt. do you have a question about a specific school's requirement, longhorn? if so, feel free to post the school.
 
Baylor
Southwestern
UTMB
UTH
Harvard
Hopkins
Duke
Emory
WashU
Northwestern
University of Chicago
Umich
Yale
Cornell
Columbia

Any help is appreciated
 
Originally posted by longhorn
Baylor
Southwestern
UTMB
UTH
Harvard
Hopkins
Duke
Emory
WashU
Northwestern
University of Chicago
Umich
Yale
Cornell
Columbia

Any help is appreciated
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alright. i'm not going to do all of the work for you, but half of these schools, i just found out the info on their websites. if you can't find it there, e-mail the adcom or call them.

from page 2 of this thread:
Harvard, MA
We require a minimum of three letters and no more than six. We also require letters from all of your research supervisors as well as one from a non-science recommender.

University of Washington
A premedical committee evaluation or three letters from instructors (either sciences or humanities) from whom the candidate has taken courses

Yale
three of the applicant's teachers, two of whom should be in science fields

baylor
http://public.bcm.tmc.edu/admissions/bcm-mdadmission_instruct.html
three individuals who are qualified to evaluate you personally and academically will be considered

utmb
http://webb.utmb.edu/som_staffair/application_info.html
The requisite number of recommendation letters, (two from professors or one from the Health Professions Advisory Committee at your undergraduate university)

northwestern
312/503-8206
[email protected]

UIC
http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcam/application.html
a minimum of three academic letters of recommendation or one composite letter from a preprofessional committee.

cornell
http://www.med.cornell.edu/education/admissions/how.html
We require letters of recommendation as follows:
If your college has a preprofessional advisory committee, you must either submit a letter from this committee, or inform WMC in writing why you cannot obtain a committee letter.
If your college does not have such a committee, we require two letters from undergraduate science faculty
In addition, you may submit letters from other persons who know you well and can appraise your qualifications for the practice of medicine
 
Hey pocwana,

Thanks alot!!! Yea I should get my lazy but to look up that stuff myself.
 
So which schools will take letters early? Anyone know? I know you are technically supposed to wait for secondaries but for the schools who automatically send one out to all applicants can we send them letters before our AMCAS necesarily gets transmitted? The reason I ask is because my school doesn't have a premedical committee and I've got professors going on vacation all summer, I don't want to have to ask them to mail this stuff from out of town.
 
Originally posted by physicsMD
So which schools will take letters early?
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from what i've read for the 2002 applicants, just send them out as soon as you've submitted amcas. the only exception to this is schools which state (i.e. on their websites) do not send letters until we tell you to, for example the uc's. but, the worst they can do is throw them out and make you send them again. this, however, can cost you some bucks if you're using a letter of reference service. read the first page of this thread for some comments from SDNers already accepted.
 
WHAT ABOUT HOPKINS?

There are only 3 spots. Can we add like one more?
 
ok, I really need to have this settled once and for all. Please answer the following questions the best you can:

1. When they say "sci letter" do they mean sci profs that have TAUGHT you??? Can't I have a letter from PhD's and other MD's that I've done research with, that are faculty in the same medical school??? I am having ALL my LOR writers to address my academic skills...isn't that enough. 😕

2. Which schools absolutely need LORS from 2 science profs that have TAUGHT you. (except UW).

Please help me especially with #1. I really appreciate your help.
Tweetie
 
Yea i really want to know as well. i posted a thread about this with no reply
 
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