My LORs...

[voirlesetoiles]

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My school has a premedical committee... I have LORs from:
- physician
- academic advisor
- prof who I took two classes with
- scholarship mentor
- club advisor from nonprofit organization

So, I don't have the 2 science + 1 humanities requirement... but with most schools isn't it *composite letter from premed ctte* OR *three minimum letters*???

Yikes. I have a humanities letter on the way, but there's no way I can scramble another good science letter.

 

[Abilene85]

My school has a premedical committee... I have LORs from:
- physician
- academic advisor
- prof who I took two classes with
- scholarship mentor
- club advisor from nonprofit organization

So, I don't have the 2 science + 1 humanities requirement... but with most schools isn't it *composite letter from premed ctte* OR *three minimum letters*???

Yikes. I have a humanities letter on the way, but there's no way I can scramble another good science letter.

With my experience, it was committee letter OR 3 letters (always specified as 2 science + 1 humanities). Some schools left the option open to include additional letters from non-professors.

 

[voirlesetoiles]

Ok that's good to know, thanks. I guess I freaked out for a minute there because I know a few people at my school who are scrambling to get their 2 science + 1 humanities. Oh well, I didn't want to risk getting average LORs from professors that hardly know me.

 

[gleneagles3]

I am somewhat in the same situation. My school does not have the pre-medical committee, and I cant come up with the required 3 faculty letters. Anyone had this issue before?

 

[voirlesetoiles]

There's no way around it. Schools will consider your app incomplete if you get letters from other people and don't get their required LORs.

If I had to get my old science professors to write my letters, I would have given them my PS, CV/resume, and scheduled a meeting with them to discuss my reasons for entering medicine and how my qualities suit the program. Also, meeting with them is a good reminder... you can tell them what semester you took their class, what grade you got, and what parts of the course you enjoyed most.

Look on your transcript for the last year and see which science/humanities courses you got an A in. If you can find them from last semester, that's great. Go to your professors' offices and ask them in person. Also, make sure you email them additional information and meet with them if they don't know you very well.

 

[gleneagles3]

There's no way around it. Schools will consider your app incomplete if you get letters from other people and don't get their required LORs.

If I had to get my old science professors to write my letters, I would have given them my PS, CV/resume, and scheduled a meeting with them to discuss my reasons for entering medicine and how my qualities suit the program. Also, meeting with them is a good reminder... you can tell them what semester you took their class, what grade you got, and what parts of the course you enjoyed most.

Look on your transcript for the last year and see which science/humanities courses you got an A in. If you can find them from last semester, that's great. Go to your professors' offices and ask them in person. Also, make sure you email them additional information and meet with them if they don't know you very well.

So this will totally fly, and they wont actually be schocked I'm in their office asking for letters. For example, I had my o-chem professor for 1.5 semesters in lecture, and also had him for ochem lab. He even asked me to reconsider my biology major to chemistry. However, this was back in 2005. Besides that experience with him, he doesnt know me personally in anyway.

 

[voirlesetoiles]

So this will totally fly, and they wont actually be schocked I'm in their office asking for letters. For example, I had my o-chem professor for 1.5 semesters in lecture, and also had him for ochem lab. He even asked me to reconsider my biology major to chemistry. However, this was back in 2005. Besides that experience with him, he doesnt know me personally in anyway.

Hmm the shock factor depends on how long ago you took their class, I think up to 1 year ago is best. But you must have made quite an impression if he tried to get you to switch to chemistry, I'd give it a shot. What's the worst that can happen, he'll say no. Big deal. From what you say though, it seems like you impressed him enough that he should give you a good recommendation on your academic capabilities. You don't have to be best buds with your prof, the prof just has to think you're smart enough to handle med school. 👍