Hey everyone,
I've met with several professors in order to secure letters of recommendation for my application. However, I am not sure if some of these letters will be accepted by medical schools. The issue is that my strongest science letters will come from professors I interacted with in non-traditional ways:
The first letter would be from a PI with whom I took a research class and then performed research for in the following semesters. This class did have a lecture component, but was primarily lab based. I think that this letter should count as a "science" letter, but am not 100% sure.
I am less sure about my second letter. This is from a science professor that I helped as a teaching assistant over the course of several semesters. I was very involved as a TA and helped out quite a lot, including giving a few lectures in the large (100+ person) class. I did act as a TA for credit during one of the semesters and received an A. However, this professor never taught/graded me as a student in the class. Is this likely to count as a science letter?
I have contacted other science professors, but their writing is likely to much more generic and limited to "this student performed well in my class". Will I be okay with the letters described above or should I try to get other writers?
I've met with several professors in order to secure letters of recommendation for my application. However, I am not sure if some of these letters will be accepted by medical schools. The issue is that my strongest science letters will come from professors I interacted with in non-traditional ways:
The first letter would be from a PI with whom I took a research class and then performed research for in the following semesters. This class did have a lecture component, but was primarily lab based. I think that this letter should count as a "science" letter, but am not 100% sure.
I am less sure about my second letter. This is from a science professor that I helped as a teaching assistant over the course of several semesters. I was very involved as a TA and helped out quite a lot, including giving a few lectures in the large (100+ person) class. I did act as a TA for credit during one of the semesters and received an A. However, this professor never taught/graded me as a student in the class. Is this likely to count as a science letter?
I have contacted other science professors, but their writing is likely to much more generic and limited to "this student performed well in my class". Will I be okay with the letters described above or should I try to get other writers?
