Recommendation letters for non standard applicant

[spacemuffin]

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I just turned 30 and graduated from a university in 2012. I plan to apply to medical school in the next year or two, depending on how well my preparation for the MCAT goes. After doing a good deal of research, it seems that many schools require recommendation letters from various professors or a panel (pretty sure we didnt have one at my university, unless things have changed).

What are my options since there is no feasible way a professor remembers me from a 300 person class that they taught roughly 10 years ago? Do professional references work in their stead? I have worked various healthcare related jobs and can get excellent recommendations that way.

Any insight is appreciated. Many people have previously recommended taking additional classes, I would love to hear from folks that didn’t go that route (aka folks that used professional references exclusively and how many school were ok with that).


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[V5RED]

You may want to email the programs you plan to apply to and see if they will accept courses from 2012 as meeting prerequisite requirements. You may need to do a post bacc, not just for letters.

 

[DarklingThrush]

You may want to email the programs you plan to apply to and see if they will accept courses from 2012 as meeting prerequisite requirements. You may need to do a post bacc, not just for letters.

My thoughts exactly. If OP graduated in 2012, the classes are likely from 2008 onward. OP, make sure your pre-reqs are still good to go. I'm assuming you took biochem at the time? That is a course that is now required at many medical schools.

 

[9blade]

I am in a similar situation. What I did was email the individual schools I was interested in, and most replied that the science professor evaluation wasn't a requirement for me. I just needed letters from individuals who knew me or were my bosses. You should email the schools