LORs ?

[thecuriousone]

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Hi guys...quick question for y'all. So one of my professors has agreed to write me a LOR and i've aced his class, and this guy is really big in his field...only problem is that i'm somewhat hesitant to hand him my transcript in addition to my resume and personal statement since my transcript has a handful of C's in gchem and orgo and genetics and what not (he is a biochem professor). Should i just...not include the transcript and just remind him that i aced his class?

my concern is that he'll look at my transcript and write me a less than wonderful LOR despite my performance in his class and my attending all of his office hours.

(i've aced the last quarter and summer school, so my cGPA is now 3.3)

 

[moistener]

How well do you know this professor? I mean, does he know anything else about you other than the mark you got in his class? It seems to me that you don't know him well enough, which is a bad thing because he'll be limited in the amount of things he can say from you. It doesn't matter whether or not he has a big name- I bet you that if you told us his name we won't have a clue or care who he is...so will the adcoms. It's better for you to ask someone who knows about you more than just your mark.

However, if you have no choice, I doubt giving him your transcript will change the way he will write your LOR. Besides, most profs aren't d*cks and will write you a good LOR when they say yes to you...MOST 😉.

 

[sdn_addict]

i agree with ^^^. how bout sort of the flip side of this. i got a B in a certain class but the professor got to know my personality and i think he thinks highly of me. he agreed to write me a LOR but do you think i should still get it from him because of the B?

 

[thecuriousone]

good points...i'll admit, i TRIED to get the professor to get to know my personality better but he didn't really seem interested...he just answered my questions and what not. he's a really upbeat, enthusiastic professor, but he didn't seem interested in "getting to know me," but heck...he's all i've got at this point. from what i hear, he writes really good letters if you provide him with your personal statement, resume, and other documentation that will give him a better idea of the type of person you are and why you want to pursue, in this case, dentistry.

thats what i'm banking on. nevertheless, its human nature for people to judge you on past performance, despite improvement or how well you now perform, and i have a feeling that may be the case here.

 

[bruinpredent]

if you're going to present him with all that stuff, then i'd suggest just leaving out the transcript if it worries you that much. If anything he'll have your A in his class to go off of, which can only help you.

 

[BeatrixKiddo]

what's a personal statement and what do you have that's relevant on your resume?