kingirl Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 I have a question. When completing the secondaries, do the academic LORs all have to be professors? Or could one or two be your TA in the lab for that class? Just wondering bc in the future, if I get secondaries from US schools, I am not a science major and have only taken the pre-reqs, thus my classes were quite large and my professors don't know me very well, but some of my TA/GAs do know me and my work ethic...etc. If you know about this I'd appreciate the insight. Thx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 I'm pretty sure most of them are particular about it being the prof. I would ask the prof whether it's ok for the TA to write the bulk of the letter and then have the prof add any extra info (such as your rank in the class relative to others) and sign it instead of the TA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madz25 Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 US schools like to see LORs from profs. Majority of schools require at least one letter from a science prof and one from a non-science prof. Each school varies with their requirements but they should all be from profs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingirl Posted October 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justletmein Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 I agree get the TA to write the letter and have the prof sign it. the prof should agree unless he's got a test tube up his a** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingirl Posted October 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Looks like I might not be able to finish some of the secondaries because I am running out of professors to ask to write 'science' letters of reference I'm quite frustrated right now bc I've asked a number of professors and each one of them said no bc I was only in their first year class and they don't know me outside the classroom. It seems ashame that I am not in science and just took the pre-reqs for medical school bc now I can't get references...blah. Well, just needed to vent...and now I feel a bit better! PS. the prof didn't go for the GA writing the letter and him revising it...boo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madz25 Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 some profs are like that...which totally sucks. especially if you're in a class of 500 students...how the hell are you supposed to get to know a prof? totally sucks...i hope the rest of your apps work out well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 how do American students manage to do it? i thought their classes are just as big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madz25 Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 how do American students manage to do it? i thought their classes are just as big well it is possible...UofT's classes are quite big as well and I managed to get quite a few references...but then again, I was in science courses. I dunno how I would've gotten non-science refs if they didnt consider my letter from a psych prof as non-sci! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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