Which one of my LOR's to use?!!!

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Hey,
I have 6 LOR's and I have not read any of them, since a lot of schools have a 5 LOR's max I need to figure out which is the weakest based on who its from etc, etc.. I would really appreciate any advice from you! thanks🙂
 
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I would get rid of number 3. You need 2, 5, and 6 for schools that require 2 science and 1 non-science. #3 is likely to have the least to contribute, since you only worked for them for 2 quarters, and you will have another research letter from the MD.
 
is my writing letter needed for any school? what if its not..
 
I am in a similar situation as you. I am thinking first of all go with what you know is generally required by all medical schools (most), 2 science and 1 non science which takes care of #2,5 and 6. The others in my opinion is where you have flexibility. You definitely need the MD letter because I feel that adds a lot to your application ( someone doing what you want to do is telling adcoms that you can do it, the number of years you have known this person is also a big factor). between the tutor coordinator and the lab research professor, I would go with the latter. Unless you have been out of school for a while and tutoring is something you did during that time. If not, I think that the activities section should be enough to get that across ( i think the fact you have been there for 3.5 years speaks for itself). The research LOR gives the balance to your application and contrasts the MD recommendation, making you a very balanced applicant. This is just my opinion, I am in the same predicament so i wish you the best of luck!🙂

edit; I missed the PI for research part in that case, i think the tutoring recommendation should be the better choice.
 
Thanks!! so #3 is out? anyone thinks differently?!
 
In my experience, 6 was more common as a maximum LoR limit than 5. Before you start cutting, it might behoove you to check the requirements at your individual schools.
 
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