Which LOR is better? JC r UC

[moogle44]

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Hi, I'm deciding which professor to ask for a letter. I have a professor at UCLA who just knows me from office hours and can give me an ok letter.

Then I have a professor at my community college that I transfered from that can give me an amazing letter. He knows me much more in and out of the classroom. In previous letters he's put that I'm the best student he's had in 20 years.

The question is who should I ask? The community college professor can write a great one, but would the med school not weigh it as much because he's not from a 4 year university?

I'm really torn on this, Please give me your honest oppinions!

PS: both are chemistry professor, I'm a biochem major. Also the LOR from a nonscience professor is going to be from a UCLA professor.

 

[randombetch]

Get both... You need 2 science letters anyway. I recommend getting the CC Professor's letter + 2 UCLA science LORs + a nonscience from UCLA.

 

[missbones]

Does the CC prof have a PhD or an MA/MS?

 

[TexasPhysician]

Without more information, I'd lean with getting the JC prof letter.

Also depends on where you apply. If you want to go to UCLA School of Medicine, then more UCLA profs may be beneficial. If you are applying across the country, I doubt many SOM profs will know either letter writer (UCLA or JC), so the better letter would be much more beneficial.

 

[moogle44]

Does the CC prof have a PhD or an MA/MS?

I'm pretty sure the JC has a phD, How many letters can I submit? because I was thnking of get a LOR from my PI that I did research for which I haven't taken any classes with as well as a LOR from the executive director of a non-profit that I sat on the board of directors for.

 

[RunningDiva]

Hi, I'm deciding which professor to ask for a letter. I have a professor at UCLA who just knows me from office hours and can give me an ok letter.

Then I have a professor at my community college that I transfered from that can give me an amazing letter. He knows me much more in and out of the classroom. In previous letters he's put that I'm the best student he's had in 20 years.

The question is who should I ask? The community college professor can write a great one, but would the med school not weigh it as much because he's not from a 4 year university?

I'm really torn on this, Please give me your honest oppinions!

PS: both are chemistry professor, I'm a biochem major. Also the LOR from a nonscience professor is going to be from a UCLA professor.

this alone makes me say JJ professor. if this person knows you so much better and can speak about you as a person, too, not just as student, all the better. i also agree with poster above, why not get both?

 

[RunningDiva]

I'm pretty sure the JC has a phD, How many letters can I submit? because I was thnking of get a LOR from my PI that I did research for which I haven't taken any classes with as well as a LOR from the executive director of a non-profit that I sat on the board of directors for.

AMCAS can hold up to 10. Go get'um!

EDIT: Schools will give instructions about their limitations. Most say 3-5. Others say up to 6. You can (usually) fudge it and go over by one and not piss them off too much, especially if they all are great.