Writing my own letter of rec?

[nattmelson]

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Guys,

I've been given the opportunity to write my own letter of recommendation from a great dentist I shadowed with. I'll write the letter and then have them sign off/make sure they agree with what I say.

Soooo.... Any good ideas of what to say?

Also, dental school letter of recs require a letterhead/ signature right?

I was thinking of having the letter revolve around an intricate part of my life, like my fitness/running/ lifting schedule or maybe the fact that my mother is a dental hygienist (or is this irrelevant?)

Thanks for your time.

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[I-hate-alginate]

I'm sure he meant that you write it and he will submit it as if he wrote it. So you have to write as if you were the dentist. Sorry man, it's 1 am here so if I misunderstood anything. Please accept my apologie.

 

[nattmelson]

I'm sure he meant that you write it and he will submit it as if he wrote it. So you have to write as if you were the dentist. Sorry man, it's 1 am here so if I misunderstood anything. Please accept my apologie.

Yeah, this is correct. I'm just wondering where to start is all.

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[I-hate-alginate]

Yeah, this is correct. I'm just wondering whete to start is all.

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Okay good. So I'm on the right track. Here is what you need to talk about. And you have to make it sound like you are the best dental assistant to ever walk on this planet. Talk about your work ethics, your effort, kind/caring for patients, learning things at the office in no time. Make it sound like you the one, the only lol.

 

[Big Time Hoosier]

I was thinking of having the letter revolve around an intricate part of my life, like my fitness/running/ lifting

It's a known fact 11 out of 10 bros get into dental school simply because they lift. Definitely must be mentioned. Also, if you have a man bun that absolutely must be addressed fully. Describe both its fullness and silkyness. Maybe even include a pic.

Seriously though, solid letters of recommendation explain why you'll excel in dentistry and it must be about you. What your mother has done is completely irrelevant.

Big Hoss

 

[cooliyak]

Yeah, this is correct. I'm just wondering whete to start is all.

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I would say start by finding someone else to write you a letter. That is borderline, if not straight up, unethical and dishonest. Yes, they might "edit" it and "approve" of the contents by signing their name to it, but in any other setting, that would be greatly frowned upon and even considered plagiarism. It undermines the entire purpose of LOEs. I'm honestly surprised by how many times this situation comes up and how many people feel it is ok.

 

[P0W3RL1FT3R]

...and people wonder why admissions is all stats. So many applicants bulls**t what they can on their application, but they can't bulls**t their GPA and DAT scores.

 

[Big Time Hoosier]

This happens all the time and not just for dental school. I remember reading somewhere regarding business school application that so many people write their own letters Harvard Business School and other top schools felt they are rendered more or less worthless in evaluating applicants. You have to realize the people you've asked to write a letter want to do so about as much as you want to round all these letters up. They are busy professionals.

Big Hoss