LoRs from lab professors

[strawberri]

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I heard from a friend that letter of recommendations from professors that teach labs or seminars don't count for your science professor LoRs because they don't lecture...? Seminars I can understand, but lab professors? Really?

I've been looking everywhere on SDN but I can't seem to find any information to verify it. Could anyone help me out here?

Please and thank you.

 

[tarheel1408]

Just ask the schools to which you apply. Some schools will accept it while others might not.

 

[TheShaker]

I'm not sure if it doesn't count, it's just that they tend to hold less weight. A letter from a faculty member with a PhD is much stronger than a letter from a grad student teaching a lab class or a non-faculty instructor.

 

[strawberri]

oh wait nvm. I get it. Thank you.