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Hello all,
I am currently in my first gap year, and I had two questions about letters of recommendation. My initial plan was to get these all sorted out before I graduated from school, but two of my letter writers required a personal statement, which I have not made. I wanted to get these letters earlier rather than later when I actually do apply (it's now been almost 8 months since I've graduated and was in contact with these faculty), because I worry that the longer I wait, the more likely these faculty will forget who I am, and the weaker the letters will be.
I didn't write a personal statement because I don't even know if I'm going to apply this upcoming cycle, so I feel as though the personal statement I write for them will not be the same personal statement I will use for my med school apps. In fact, I feel that the personal statement I write when I actually apply would be completely different than the one I would scrap together now just to get these letters of recommendation. Is this okay? I don't even know if I could write a personal statement now. I probably have all the volunteer/medical experience I need to come up with something, but I don't even know where I would start. I tried putting something together at one point a year ago, but it sounded like BS.
I just worry that they will comment on the aspirations and things I write about in this personal statement, and these comments will not make sense with the personal statement I actually submit to schools.
My second question is in regards to the two required science letters of recommendation. I am aware that schools require two science professors OR research mentors. I am also aware that schools vary in this requirement; some strictly want a letter from a class professor, while others don't care.
I have one letter from a faculty member who was my professor during my first semester, after which I joined her lab. I think she probably framed the letter around the research experience, and I'm not sure if she even mentioned the fact that she was also my professor. Is this okay for one of the required science letters?
I worry that schools will reject my application because they say I don't have two letters from science classroom professors.
I could get other strictly classroom professor science letters if needed, but they'd probably be pretty weak.
I am currently in my first gap year, and I had two questions about letters of recommendation. My initial plan was to get these all sorted out before I graduated from school, but two of my letter writers required a personal statement, which I have not made. I wanted to get these letters earlier rather than later when I actually do apply (it's now been almost 8 months since I've graduated and was in contact with these faculty), because I worry that the longer I wait, the more likely these faculty will forget who I am, and the weaker the letters will be.
I didn't write a personal statement because I don't even know if I'm going to apply this upcoming cycle, so I feel as though the personal statement I write for them will not be the same personal statement I will use for my med school apps. In fact, I feel that the personal statement I write when I actually apply would be completely different than the one I would scrap together now just to get these letters of recommendation. Is this okay? I don't even know if I could write a personal statement now. I probably have all the volunteer/medical experience I need to come up with something, but I don't even know where I would start. I tried putting something together at one point a year ago, but it sounded like BS.
I just worry that they will comment on the aspirations and things I write about in this personal statement, and these comments will not make sense with the personal statement I actually submit to schools.
My second question is in regards to the two required science letters of recommendation. I am aware that schools require two science professors OR research mentors. I am also aware that schools vary in this requirement; some strictly want a letter from a class professor, while others don't care.
I have one letter from a faculty member who was my professor during my first semester, after which I joined her lab. I think she probably framed the letter around the research experience, and I'm not sure if she even mentioned the fact that she was also my professor. Is this okay for one of the required science letters?
I worry that schools will reject my application because they say I don't have two letters from science classroom professors.
I could get other strictly classroom professor science letters if needed, but they'd probably be pretty weak.
