University of Utah's 6 required LORs.

[wolferman]

Is anybody else stressing about the 6 required LORs required by the University of Utah? (This is a new requirement for class of 2003 applicants.)

3 letters must be from faculty who've taught you. The other three must be supervisor letters from research, community service, and medical experiences (patient exposure or M.D. shadowed).

It's not that I haven't done these things, because I have, but I never thought to get LORs when I did them, and I feel like it might be too late to ask for a recommendation letter. After all, even if they remember me it might not be sufficient for a positive letter. In that case I'm stuck with trying to do new experiences and acquire letters before the letters are due this winter. Personally, I think the University of Utah will be excluding too many applicants by requiring these extra LORs. Opinions?

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[oldman]

6 is a lot... Funny thing is that I would have had just enough. I got 6 letters and then the nice committee letter.

I wouldn't be afraid to ask someone who you have worked with in the past.

i asked a prof 2 years after taking 1 of his classes.

what i would recommend for letters of rec is to prepare a packet. I did the following:
short essay about motivation for med school
transcript

if you give them something to read like that...the letter will write itself! spoonfeed those writers. 🙂