LOR from a prof that you got a B in?

[wldhokie]

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Is it okay to get a letter of recommendation from a professor whose class you got a B in? I'm trying to figure out who I want to ask, and the professors who knew me best seem to be the ones that taught the classes I got B's in. Is this okay or should I ask a prof who doesn't know me as well but I got an A in? Thanks!😛

 

[Bones2008]

Yes it's absolutely fine. One of my letters was from a prof. in whose class I got a B. I've ended up doing pretty well in the process this year so far, so I don't think it makes a difference. If you think he'll write good things about you, go for it!

 

[DrBodacious]

I had a funny situation w LORs. I didn't have a ton of options for my non-science letter so I went to my honors film interp prof because I got an A in his class. He said he couldn't write me an excellent letter and asked me to reconsider because my A was "shakey". So I barely got an A but come on! I ended up using him anyway because like I said I didn't have too many options and I have 4 other exellent letters from science faculty and PIs.

Then Jefferson Medical College requires a Physics LOR and I got a BA (3.5 GP) in my physics classes, but my physics prof was very enthuziastic about writing me a letter. This was after I talked to the other prof so I was kind of reluctant to ask a prof who I didn't earn an A from, let alone a "shakey" A.

So basically it depends how much your prof expects from his students grade-wise in order to want to support them. I think my physics prof had more experience writing med-school LORs so he understood where I was coming from.

 

[HawkeyeBFP]

Definitely, as long as you believe s/he will write you a good letter.

My second-semester orgo professor asked ME whether I wanted him to write me a letter (I alreadyhad more than enough for my prehealth committee, but if someone like that asks you say YES!) even though I got a B+ from him.

What matters is whether they were impressed with your work, not what grade you actually got.

(There was a time when getting a B was not considered the kiss of death. 😀 )