science LOR?

[ellidds]

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Hi Everyone 🙂 I am going to get a letter of rec from my boss who is a science proffesor at my school. However, I have not taken his classes. I was wondering if his letter would count as a science letter of rec or more of a character one from an employer.
thanks

 

[Mackerel]

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[Driller23]

Hi Everyone 🙂 I am going to get a letter of rec from my boss who is a science proffesor at my school. However, I have not taken his classes. I was wondering if his letter would count as a science letter of rec or more of a character one from an employer.
thanks

Hey,

I did some asking around about same question, called up some dental schools, and turns out that out MOST of them require that the science professors who write LORs for you, be professors who have taught you i.e you have taken their class.

 

[NoBraces]

Hey,

I did some asking around about same question, called up some dental schools, and turns out that out MOST of them require that the science professors who write LORs for you, be professors who have taught you i.e you have taken their class.

Really? 😱 I'd think that a science professor a person works for would have a better perception of that person's knowledge and capabilities in the sciences than a professor who teaches a class that person is in with 20-50 other students.

I asked my boss to write a LOR for me and she too is a science professor but I have not taken any of her classes. She and I did research together and wrote papers together. I'm very certain she has a better awareness of my knowledge and skills in the sciences than any science professor I've had as an undergrad.

I think admins should take a better look at each applicant's relationship with his/her professor/boss

 

[iviikoivi]

Really? 😱 I'd think that a science professor a person works for would have a better perception of that person's knowledge and capabilities in the sciences than a professor who teaches a class that person is in with 20-50 other students.

I asked my boss to write a LOR for me and she too is a science professor but I have not taken any of her classes. She and I did research together and wrote papers together. I'm very certain she has a better awareness of my knowledge and skills in the sciences than any science professor I've had as an undergrad.

I think admins should take a better look at each applicant's relationship with his/her professor/boss

You are right about a research prof better knowing you. But I can tell you that it's really not considered a science letter at all. I had this same problem this year and I can tell you that UCSF and USC will not accept it... OP: Get a letter from someone you took a class with!

Don't let one letter deny you from getting in...

 

[Mackerel]

I need a LOR from a non-science prof. Would an employer, who is a mathamatics prof, count?

 

[iviikoivi]

I need a LOR from a non-science prof. Would an employer, who is a mathamatics prof, count?

Good question. I would think so since it's not really a Biology/Chem/Physics LOR. You may want to double check with the schools