Things to bring when asking LOR

[418865]

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I am planning on meeting with my professors in person soon and ask if they'll be willing to write me a strong LOR for medical school application. What things am I supposed to provide them with? I was thinking of bringing a hard copy of my resume and a rough draft of my personal statement (I'll of course email them through interfolio as well). Is there anything else you all recommend?

 

[Doctor Strange]

Resume, personal statement, printout of unofficial transcript, and a smile.

 

[EmergencyMonkey]

Resume, personal statement, printout of unofficial transcript, and a smile.

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A smile is probably the most important. Chances are you already made your impression, they are just looking for some filler which is where the other things come into play.

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[GatsbyK]

I agree with the smiling part haha. It works wonders. I asked couple of my professors for one and I didn't have to bring my transcript because they said they had a copy electronically that they could access as long as I wrote my ID # for them.

 

[418865]

haha okay thanks for your response all!

 

[418865]

A friend of mine suggested that I also submit a hard copy of this particular article that basically tells instructors what medical schools look for in their letter of recommendation. I'm feeling a bit nervous as the professor might feel offended/insulted in some way? What do you think, should I avoid it?

 

[StudyShy]

I put together a folder that included my PS, transcripts, CV/resume, the interfolio paper (so that they could choose how they would like to send the PS in by snail mail or e-mail), a letter describing why I had chosen he/she to write me a recommendation (I chose people who I looked up to), and a couple of my research papers. I also included a stamped envelope if they wanted to send the letter in by mail.

Furthermore, I included a little bit of information about the illness that I had (since it isn't that common) so that my letter writer could better understand what I have overcome in the last several years.

After they submitted the LORs, I sent each writer something special. For instance, I sent one a bobble head Tesla statue and some dry erase markers with wild colors.

 

[StudyShy]

A friend of mine suggested that I also submit a hard copy of this particular article that basically tells instructors what medical schools look for in their letter of recommendation. I'm feeling a bit nervous as the professor might feel offended/insulted in some way? What do you think, should I avoid it?

I did this for the letter that my manager wrote so that she wouldn't be lost as to what they usually expect...especially for things like the letter should have an official letterhead and such.

I would feel out your professor. For instance, do you know that he/she typically writes many students LORs? If so, he might be very familiar with the process. If not, they many need some direction.

 

[MelonMan]

Bring something to blackmail them with

 

[SpaceyWacey]

I put together a folder that included my PS, transcripts, CV/resume, the interfolio paper (so that they could choose how they would like to send the PS in by snail mail or e-mail), a letter describing why I had chosen he/she to write me a recommendation (I chose people who I looked up to), and a couple of my research papers. I also included a stamped envelope if they wanted to send the letter in by mail.

Furthermore, I included a little bit of information about the illness that I had (since it isn't that common) so that my letter writer could better understand what I have overcome in the last several years.

After they submitted the LORs, I sent each writer something special. For instance, I sent one a bobble head Tesla statue and some dry erase markers with wild colors.

Wow that's really awesome!!

 

[acslater99]

What If after your Sophomore year you go and transfer to a University, Should you get a LoR at the University or at the Community college you attended?

 

[sinombre]

What If after your Sophomore year you go and transfer to a University, Should you get a LoR at the University or at the Community college you attended?

It can't hurt... I think it's more important to focus on getting good letters. Having all of the letters from the school you transferred to would probably be fine, whereas all of your letters from your community college wouldn't. The perk of throwing in a CC letter or two is that CCs generally have smaller class sizes and so a lot of students develop closer rapports with their professors.

 

[qwe7791]

What if I want to ask a professor for a letter of rec and I'm not applying this cycle? Should I go ahead and hand them everything, but without a personal statement? Or should I just wait ( I kind of dont want to do this)?

 

[chrismenz4]

what if i want to ask a professor for a letter of rec and i'm not applying this cycle? Should i go ahead and hand them everything, but without a personal statement? Or should i just wait ( i kind of dont want to do this)?

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[qwe7791]

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