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Hi guys!
Hope the application process is going steady for everyone. I actually have a question regarding LoR. My #1 choice is my in-state school, VCU School of Dentistry, but before I call them to ask them this following question, I was wondering if I could get some clarification from you guys.
The F.A.Q. portion of their website states that they require three LoR, "two of which must be from science professors." Great, because the Chairman and Vice Chair of VCU's Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, also both science professors and some of the world's renowned researchers in Pharmacology, are writing letters of recommendations on my behalf for my two summers of research which led to two publications. However, I know some dental schools specifically require these same "professors" who write your recommendations to have actually taught you instead of simply holding the title of professor. My third letter is from my dentist I shadowed obviously and my fourth is from a professor that actually has taught me, my Bacteriology professor.
Being that both the Chair and Vice Chair are writing these letters and their letters could potentially hold huge weight for my application, should I be really worried that VCU would not accept my application because I only had one professor who actually taught me write a letter of recommendation on my behalf? As I said, I am going to call to clarify this, but I was just curious if I could an answer here. Thanks for reading.
Hope the application process is going steady for everyone. I actually have a question regarding LoR. My #1 choice is my in-state school, VCU School of Dentistry, but before I call them to ask them this following question, I was wondering if I could get some clarification from you guys.
The F.A.Q. portion of their website states that they require three LoR, "two of which must be from science professors." Great, because the Chairman and Vice Chair of VCU's Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, also both science professors and some of the world's renowned researchers in Pharmacology, are writing letters of recommendations on my behalf for my two summers of research which led to two publications. However, I know some dental schools specifically require these same "professors" who write your recommendations to have actually taught you instead of simply holding the title of professor. My third letter is from my dentist I shadowed obviously and my fourth is from a professor that actually has taught me, my Bacteriology professor.
Being that both the Chair and Vice Chair are writing these letters and their letters could potentially hold huge weight for my application, should I be really worried that VCU would not accept my application because I only had one professor who actually taught me write a letter of recommendation on my behalf? As I said, I am going to call to clarify this, but I was just curious if I could an answer here. Thanks for reading.
