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Hello, everyone!
So, everywhere I read everyone seems to have the same general advice regarding recommendation letters, namely, the "basis" being 2 recommendation letters from a science professor who gave you a grade, and 1 from a non-science professor who gave you a grade. I know people include more, but this seems to the backbone.
That being said, I'm in a bit of a pickle. I have 2 science professors that I would love to ask, but one of them is my biology research mentor/advisor. I've been doing research with her, and have been awarded an "A" on my transcript for independent study for a few semesters now. Even though all I do is show up, do my thing, and leave, my mentor and I have a very close relationship, and I want to ask her for a letter of recommendation.
All things considered, I'm a bit frightened that the A in the independent study doesn't constitute her giving me a "grade," as I never had her in class for any formal biology class. Would medical schools that say they want 2 letters from a science professor who gave you a grade look down on this? Please let me know. Thanks
So, everywhere I read everyone seems to have the same general advice regarding recommendation letters, namely, the "basis" being 2 recommendation letters from a science professor who gave you a grade, and 1 from a non-science professor who gave you a grade. I know people include more, but this seems to the backbone.
That being said, I'm in a bit of a pickle. I have 2 science professors that I would love to ask, but one of them is my biology research mentor/advisor. I've been doing research with her, and have been awarded an "A" on my transcript for independent study for a few semesters now. Even though all I do is show up, do my thing, and leave, my mentor and I have a very close relationship, and I want to ask her for a letter of recommendation.
All things considered, I'm a bit frightened that the A in the independent study doesn't constitute her giving me a "grade," as I never had her in class for any formal biology class. Would medical schools that say they want 2 letters from a science professor who gave you a grade look down on this? Please let me know. Thanks