No Science LORs?

[whosnisarg]

Hey, all!

Humanities and Philosophy major here applying to a school in May 2021 that is waiving the MCAT. Given I was planning to take the MCAT in 2022 anyway, I may as well take my chances applying to this 1 school (but this isn’t my issue).

They require 1 committee letter or 2 science professors you have taken. Long story short, the committee declined my request for a letter because they require an MCAT score (even though I explained I am not taking the MCAT as I don’t need to in order to apply). No matter I guess.

I asked my former science professors (who’ve ive taken for pre-reqs only). 2 have ghosted me, 1 said not without an MCAT score (or committee approval), 1 flat out said no because she doesn’t have anything nice to say (...), and the other retired and I cannot contact him.

I’m scared that if I appeal the committees refusal to write a letter to the Dean (if that would even work), they’d write a negative letter on me “not respecting authority” or something... and it’s not like I’d even know they wrote that.

I asked the school if I can supplement science LORs from other professors I’ve taken and they are firm in requiring 1 committee letter or 2 science professors...

Of note, I have 2 physician letters (1 MD and DO) and 2 non-science (major program director and humanities professor).

Any advice at all is super appreciated!!!

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[deleted1066189]

Pardon me OP, but why go through all this effort, just to apply to one school? The med school app process is so brutally competitive.
I bet this one school, also prefers applicants with an MCAT. If not, hopefully you have a 4.0 GPA or something to balance out the lack of a score?

Perhaps also try asking professors who you took science classes with, that weren't pre-reqs?

 

[whosnisarg]

Pardon me OP, but why go through all this effort, just to apply to one school? The med school app process is so brutally competitive.
I bet this one school, also prefers applicants with an MCAT. If not, hopefully you have a 4.0 GPA or something to balance out the lack of a score?

Perhaps also try asking professors who you took science classes with, that weren't pre-reqs?

Thank you for your reply!!! I know it sounds silly going through this effort, but I’d be happy ending up at this school (the fact they don’t require MCAT just puts the cherry on top). It’s a weird program where I may use my SAT score in lieu of the MCAT (adcom said quantitatively I am in a competitive range applying with my SAT).

Unfortunately, I won’t be finishing my other science classes (even pre-reqs like physics and biochem) until next year. I am taking ochem 2 next semester but don’t want to rely on a professor I haven’t taken yet to write something up by the time the semester ends.

 

[LunaOri]

Either take the MCAT and apply in 2021, or wait until 2022. Looks like you need that committee letter and MCAT score to have any hope!

 

[brockhamptonfanacct]

The odds of being a reapplicant when applying to only one school are high enough that I would just take the MCAT

 

[EvanHansenFan]

Just curious, but is this school LECOM?

 

[whosnisarg]

Bingo.

 

[EvanHansenFan]

Probably my top DO choice for next cycle haha!