LOR Advice

[OrgoCoop]

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Hi SDN crew,

I'll keep it short:
- Applying to anesthesia programs. Competitive applicant overall w/ 254 step 1, research, good work/volunteer experiences, etc.
- I have 3 LORs already done (1 medicine, 2 anesthesia). I believe these 3 will all be good and speak to my work ethic, dedication to anesthesia, etc.
- I did two years of research and my PI (who is a practicing MD) offered to write me a "strong letter". I never worked with him clinically, but he would be able to offer a different perspective than my clinical LORs would.

Would you ever replace a clinical LOR w/ a non-clinical LOR? Most of the programs I am applying to require 3 letters, so I would likely be dropping one of the anesthesia letters for this non-clinical one.

Cheers

 

[Rekt]

Hi SDN crew,

I'll keep it short:
- Applying to anesthesia programs. Competitive applicant overall w/ 254 step 1, research, good work/volunteer experiences, etc.
- I have 3 LORs already done (1 medicine, 2 anesthesia). I believe these 3 will all be good and speak to my work ethic, dedication to anesthesia, etc.
- I did two years of research and my PI (who is a practicing MD) offered to write me a "strong letter". I never worked with him clinically, but he would be able to offer a different perspective than my clinical LORs would.

Would you ever replace a clinical LOR w/ a non-clinical LOR? Most of the programs I am applying to require 3 letters, so I would likely be dropping one of the anesthesia letters for this non-clinical one.

Cheers

Just send 4? I sent 4 letters to every program I applied to without any issue. 3 required doesn't mean you can only send three. I've never heard of a program being upset about sending an extra letter. If they do get upset about something so trivial, then you dodged a bullet?

 

[OrgoCoop]

Just send 4? I sent 4 letters to every program I applied to without any issue.

Didn't even know that was possible LOL. That makes things easy. I thought when the programs said 3 LORs that meant you can only submit 3. Thanks!