Hi guys,
So my pre-health committee requires 3 letters, at max 4. 2 are from professors and the last 1-2 can be anyone else. I already have 3 strong letters (from what I can gauge from my relationships with those people). 2 are from professors, one is from a volunteer supervisor.
I'm nervous about my fourth one. I'm trying to get one from my thesis advisor/lab PI, but she hasn't gotten back to me in over a week when I asked her by email. She's usually pretty good about it. The reason I'm worried is because we had some issues during the last week of working on my thesis. She threw me a curveball, and basically didn't think my thesis presentation was solid enough. I was sure that I'd get a great letter from her, as she knows of my work ethic. I don't know why she is being so fickle now, and I'm nervous that even if I do get a letter from her, that it may not be good.
I'm going to email her again tomorrow. But in the case that this letter doesn't come through or I get the vibe that it'll be a negative letter, what do you think I should do? Should I ask another professor (there's only three weeks until when my school wants me to hand in the letters)? Is it really bad to NOT have a letter from someone whose lab I worked in for over 3 years or is it better to have a potentially mediocre letter from her?
I'm so worried.
Thanks, all!
So my pre-health committee requires 3 letters, at max 4. 2 are from professors and the last 1-2 can be anyone else. I already have 3 strong letters (from what I can gauge from my relationships with those people). 2 are from professors, one is from a volunteer supervisor.
I'm nervous about my fourth one. I'm trying to get one from my thesis advisor/lab PI, but she hasn't gotten back to me in over a week when I asked her by email. She's usually pretty good about it. The reason I'm worried is because we had some issues during the last week of working on my thesis. She threw me a curveball, and basically didn't think my thesis presentation was solid enough. I was sure that I'd get a great letter from her, as she knows of my work ethic. I don't know why she is being so fickle now, and I'm nervous that even if I do get a letter from her, that it may not be good.
I'm going to email her again tomorrow. But in the case that this letter doesn't come through or I get the vibe that it'll be a negative letter, what do you think I should do? Should I ask another professor (there's only three weeks until when my school wants me to hand in the letters)? Is it really bad to NOT have a letter from someone whose lab I worked in for over 3 years or is it better to have a potentially mediocre letter from her?
I'm so worried.Thanks, all!
