Unable to come in contact with letter writer?

[Mynameis1324]

I am a bit worried now because I realized that I did not assign enough STEM professor letters to some of the schools I applied to (a medical school emailed me today asking about it). I had an extra STEM professor write me one last year, but I was worried it would be weak and did not request it again. Now that it is apparent I need it (I checked through MSAR and 4 other schools I applied to also need me to send one more STEM professor letter) I tried to come in contact with her but noticed she left my university and her school email is inactive. I found her on Linkedin and messaged her there. If she never responds what are my realistic options? I am starting my second gap year and doubt my other professors remember me at this point

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[chilly_md]

If you do not have any other letter writer in mind, you will not be able to apply to those schools unfortunately. 2 STEM letters is the general rule of thumb to cover your bases. If you did research in the sciences, a PI letter may be able to substitute at some schools.

 

[Dral]

Contact your other professors. If they don't remember you, you can refresh their memory, tell them a bit about yourself, send them your CV, etc. They can still write you a letter. I went to a large school with anywhere from hundreds to over a thousand people in a course at one time. Our profs never even knew us so they didn't even have a chance to forget us. We still got letters.

It may not be your strongest letter, but at least it will get your app through at those schools.