Hi everyone,
Very new member here so please bear with me. I also consider myself a nontrad so I believe Im in the right place. However, if you think theres another section on SDN that will provide the most helpful responses, please direct me to that particular area.
Being a Texas applicant, this post is mainly about TMDSAS. I know they require 2 LORS, but you can send a total of 3. What is your thought on this?
Reason for my question is because I'm a nontrad whose undergrad degree was in engineering. I plan to use 2 academic letters and 1 employer letter:
- engineering professor (not even sure if this is considered science)
- business professor
- former boss
FYI, I've also been taking courses to meet the remaining of my prereqs at a community college (5 courses total; Ive had the other prereqs completed at a 4-year university a while back). I'm sure I can get 2 science letters from these professors, and though I've spent a lot of time talking with them and getting to know them, I've only had each professor for one semester, so the letters might only be strong instead of very strong. On the other hand, I am confident that the 3 I mentioned above will be very strong.
Here are my questions, if you have time to answer them.
1) Should I go with the 2 letters as required by TMDSAS or should I add the additional one?
2) Though I could get very strong letters from the 3 individuals I mentioned above, I won't even have one science letter. What do you think about this?
3) Following up on No. 2 above, should I consider the 2 science professor letters from my community college?
4) Lastly, what is your personal view on some courses (about half of my prereqs after receiving my undergrad degree) done at a community college?
The topic in No. 4 has been discussed many times before but I found some of the comments to be humorous rather than helpful, so your insight is greatly appreciated!
I understand this is a lengthy post but any help is greatly appreciated! Ive been following SDN for a while and have learned so much. I would love to continue learning as I prepare for my application in 2013. Thanks everyone for your time and wish you the best!
Very new member here so please bear with me. I also consider myself a nontrad so I believe Im in the right place. However, if you think theres another section on SDN that will provide the most helpful responses, please direct me to that particular area.
Being a Texas applicant, this post is mainly about TMDSAS. I know they require 2 LORS, but you can send a total of 3. What is your thought on this?
Reason for my question is because I'm a nontrad whose undergrad degree was in engineering. I plan to use 2 academic letters and 1 employer letter:
- engineering professor (not even sure if this is considered science)
- business professor
- former boss
FYI, I've also been taking courses to meet the remaining of my prereqs at a community college (5 courses total; Ive had the other prereqs completed at a 4-year university a while back). I'm sure I can get 2 science letters from these professors, and though I've spent a lot of time talking with them and getting to know them, I've only had each professor for one semester, so the letters might only be strong instead of very strong. On the other hand, I am confident that the 3 I mentioned above will be very strong.
Here are my questions, if you have time to answer them.
1) Should I go with the 2 letters as required by TMDSAS or should I add the additional one?
2) Though I could get very strong letters from the 3 individuals I mentioned above, I won't even have one science letter. What do you think about this?
3) Following up on No. 2 above, should I consider the 2 science professor letters from my community college?
4) Lastly, what is your personal view on some courses (about half of my prereqs after receiving my undergrad degree) done at a community college?
The topic in No. 4 has been discussed many times before but I found some of the comments to be humorous rather than helpful, so your insight is greatly appreciated!
I understand this is a lengthy post but any help is greatly appreciated! Ive been following SDN for a while and have learned so much. I would love to continue learning as I prepare for my application in 2013. Thanks everyone for your time and wish you the best!