Which medical schools accept a letter of recommendation from a math professor in place of...?

[GOOSEY_CHICK]

Which schools accept letters of recommendation from math professors in place of science professors?

I know that Case Western does.

Source: http://casemed.case.edu/admissions/process/requirements.cfm
Q. How do we define letters from "science advisors/professors"?

A. We will accept letters from professors or advisors in the disciplines of:

• Life Sciences (Biology, Zoology, Human Biology, Physiology, Microbiology, Immunology, Neuroscience, etc.)
• Physical Sciences (Physics & Chemistry)
• Mathematics (Calculus, Statistics, Biostatistics)
• Engineering Sciences (Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, etc.)
• Exercise Science or Physiology
• Nursing

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[aspirantmed]

Pretty sure most schools count BCPM classes for "science letters."

 

[Beargryllz]

Seeing that math is the only pure science, I would hope they would all accept a letter from a math professor

 

[GOOSEY_CHICK]

Thanks! You guys are super helpful. Love love love

 

[Patros]

Seeing that math is the only pure science, I would hope they would all accept a letter from a math professor

Depends on what you mean by science. There's no hypothesis-driven experiments, so it's not a natural science like biology, chemistry, and physics. If you just mean a system of knowledge, then perhaps computer science and political science count? And what do you mean by "pure" anyway? An a priori set of judgments, i.e. something true independent of experience? Because then philosophy would be science too.

Don't mind me, I just like arguing.

 

[ksmi117]

Every school I applied to accepted math letters. I actually didn't have any non-math science letters. I figured if math counts toward your sGPA, then it should be considered a science for LOR purposes. Granted, this was 4 years ago, but I doubt much has changed. Of course, it doesn't hurt to check with schools as you are finalizing your school list.