to those who applied to columbia

[r0entgen]

Hey,

I have a question about the letter of recommendations Columbia requires. It says they want 3 letters of recs from science professors. I have been doing cardiology research with a professor at the medical school. Although she has never taught me in a class before, will she still count as a science professor to fulfill one of the three science professor recommendations? Thanks!

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[victorria82]

Hey,

I have a question about the letter of recommendations Columbia requires. It says they want 3 letters of recs from science professors. I have been doing cardiology research with a professor at the medical school. Although she has never taught me in a class before, will she still count as a science professor to fulfill one of the three science professor recommendations? Thanks!

Hello,
Yes it will be sufficient. I sent in a letter from my research professor who never had me in his "official" class. However, I did get credits for doing research with him. Hope this helps.

 

[divertete]

I also got a LOR from my PI instead of another professor from a science class, and it was never a problem (although I didn't apply to Columbia).