Question about recommendation letter requirements..

[Moose0102]

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Hello!
So far, I have got two professor, and two dentists who are willing to write me a strong recommendation letter for this upcoming cycle.
However, some of the schools (ex. Columbia) requires 3 letters coming from professors.
Unfortunately, I have asked around almost all of the professors that I have encountered and the maximum letter that I could obtain from professor was just TWO..

I did found one additional calculus professor but he mentioned to me that it is going to be a generic letter stating my grades and stuff (since it has been a long time talking to him personally.)

In this case, is it even worth it to get a letter from my calaulus professor (generic) and apply to the schools requiring 3 letters (from professors)??

Please give me some feedbacks!

Thank you so much in advance!!

 

[cmroberts]

If I were you, I would ask the Calc Prof to coffee, suggesting that I could tell him why I want to go to dental school and give him a chance to get to know you better. This is what I am doing with all my professors. My lectures had about 400 students, so it was pretty difficult to get to know professors, so that's why I am going this route.

You should try that, and let him get to know you, and thus write a stronger letter 🙂 Hopefully he'll agree!

Best of luck!

 

[Moose0102]

If I were you, I would ask the Calc Prof to coffee, suggesting that I could tell him why I want to go to dental school and give him a chance to get to know you better. This is what I am doing with all my professors. My lectures had about 400 students, so it was pretty difficult to get to know professors, so that's why I am going this route.

You should try that, and let him get to know you, and thus write a stronger letter 🙂 Hopefully he'll agree!

Best of luck!

thanks for your advice.
Unfortunately, he is on the exchange program right now to other country so I can't really ask him for a coffee or anything🙁

But thanks for your kind advice!
(I just shoot him another message about my vision, goals, etc..etc..)

 

[cmroberts]

Yeah! Give him some reasons why you want to go to dental school. Send your personal statement. Resume. Anything.

 

[I want to go to there]

Ask the school. While some schools say that they want 3 letters from professors on their website, they are usually fine with 2 profs and 2 dentists.