LOR questions

[pinay58]

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I graduated in B.S. Medical Laboratory Science. Do you think letters from my clinical microbiology professor and clinical chemistry instructor will suffice for the science LORs for medical school? I already have a DO and MD. I also have an adviser that should be writing me a letter as well. Thanks.

 

[OverlyRomantic]

Yes

 

[DrMikeP]

I graduated in B.S. Medical Laboratory Science. Do you think letters from my clinical microbiology professor and clinical chemistry instructor will suffice for the science LORs for medical school? I already have a DO and MD. I also have an adviser that should be writing me a letter as well. Thanks.

One of the schools requests a non-science professor letter, but don't remember which one at the moment. But yes those would be fine for science.

 

[Gulliver Dark]

I am a non trad, and its been awhile since I've taken a non science course. Any thoughts on just submitting two science letters and a professional letter? I considered starting my own thread but figured I could hijack this one.

 

[DrMikeP]

I am a non trad, and its been awhile since I've taken a non science course. Any thoughts on just submitting two science letters and a professional letter? I considered starting my own thread but figured I could hijack this one.

Was in similar boat. That will work for most all, just be sure you have the needed DO and/or MD letters. But if they say they want something, from experience you had better find a way to get it to them or be ready for your app to drop into a black hole. It's hard to convince someone that they should take something else. The system is not geared to the nontrad.

I reached out to a prof that wrote me one over 10 yrs ago and she happily did so. Look up the schools on the AACOMAS site and see what they want specifically.

 

[cassis_Cake]

I am a non trad, and its been awhile since I've taken a non science course. Any thoughts on just submitting two science letters and a professional letter? I considered starting my own thread but figured I could hijack this one.

Any professional experiences? many schools accepted letters from my work places (science related or research) in substitution of a science professor letter. The one school that did not was ATSU. It would have been impossible and ridiculous if they had me take some extra courses just for a LoR or even asking for one from a professor that I haven't spoke to in 5 years.

 

[Gulliver Dark]

Prior military, current law enforcement, make over 6 figures, I'm hoping that can help avoid the "I'm going into medicine for money" tag. So I have professional experience, but non science related. I can get an LOR from prior military leadership, but I don't want a missing non science professor letter to screw me. I have someone in mind from over ten years ago, a history professor, but I don't know even how to get in contact with him. I have two great science LORs.

I'm also panicking a little bit about a DO letter... But I'm trying to check off my list one at a time. Work got busy this semester at exactly the wrong time so I'm a bit behind.

 

[OverlyRomantic]

Prior military, current law enforcement, make over 6 figures, I'm hoping that can help avoid the "I'm going into medicine for money" tag. So I have professional experience, but non science related. I can get an LOR from prior military leadership, but I don't want a missing non science professor letter to screw me. I have someone in mind from over ten years ago, a history professor, but I don't know even how to get in contact with him. I have two great science LORs.

I'm also panicking a little bit about a DO letter... But I'm trying to check off my list one at a time. Work got busy this semester at exactly the wrong time so I'm a bit behind.

Get a letter from someone who knows you and can go to bat for you. For most schools, an MD letter will do as well (doesn't have to be DO). There are only a few schools that specifically require a DO letter

 

[DrMikeP]

Prior military, current law enforcement, make over 6 figures, I'm hoping that can help avoid the "I'm going into medicine for money" tag. So I have professional experience, but non science related. I can get an LOR from prior military leadership, but I don't want a missing non science professor letter to screw me. I have someone in mind from over ten years ago, a history professor, but I don't know even how to get in contact with him. I have two great science LORs.

I'm also panicking a little bit about a DO letter... But I'm trying to check off my list one at a time. Work got busy this semester at exactly the wrong time so I'm a bit behind.

You have time, most DO schools don't require a DO letter but why limit yourself if you don't have to! Find a DO and shadow, as it will boost your application significantly and give you more credibility when they ask why DO. It takes a little work but can be done. Most are happy to write a letter if you do. Offer to buy lunch as a way of saying thanks and during lunch ask. It's not a necessity everywhere but worth it. Think of it like adding a few points to your MCAT, you'd study 10hrs for 3 pts so why not shadow and get a letter for 3 points higher in overall ratings.

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