Recs From Non-PhD Profs?

[935927]

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I go to an Ivy and some of my English courses were taught by older English graduate students. I am planning to have one humanities recommendation letter for medical school, and I was wondering if it would look bad to have a rec from a non-PhD professor. The English course I took with this professor was great and I am sure he would write a good letter for me. Does it matter that he doesn't have a PhD?

 

[ThrowawayShmoaway]

I go to an Ivy

What does this have to do with the question?

 

[beeboops]

Lol are you trying to imply that Ivy non-PhD prof has greater weight than a state school PhD prof?


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[Goro]

I'm not impressed by LORs from TAs.

 

[chemdoctor]

Maybe email and ask when they’re getting their PhDs. I waited before asking one of my professors

 

[kepler16b]

I'm not impressed by LORs from TAs.

I don't think the student meant the writer was a TA, but was teaching the whole course while also in grad school. Common at my UG for intro writing classes.

 

[doc05]

I go to an Ivy and some of my English courses were taught by older English graduate students. I am planning to have one humanities recommendation letter for medical school, and I was wondering if it would look bad to have a rec from a non-PhD professor. The English course I took with this professor was great and I am sure he would write a good letter for me. Does it matter that he doesn't have a PhD?

First, it doesn't matter whether the graduate students were English, American, or any other nationality.
But don't get letters from graduate students. Only tenured professsors.