Reference Letters - Canadian Med Schools

[ironspyder]

I'm a first year student at UBC and will be applying to Canadian Med Schools in a couple of years.

For reference letters, do I ask my science professors this early on?  Or are reference letters to be sent directly to the schools at time of application?  

Thanks.

 

[gangliocytoma]

Hey! it's a bit early to start asking for reference letters now. I'm assuming you did well in a course and wanted the prof to write you a reference. My advice is that unless you have a relationship with the professor that goes beyond you attending their class (i.e. doing research with them, developing course material for them, being a TA with them, etc.) I wouldn't really waste a reference on them. You'll make more meaningful connections in the future, but if you still want a letter from them, email them and say you got a good grade in their class and ask for a letter once you're applying.