c17h Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I received an email from Mount Sinai telling me that I need a non-science LOR. For other schools, they have accepted lab/research professors that I did an independent research project with as non-science. If I can't find a non-science LOR, then I have to write a letter to the committee explaining the situation. My problem is that I never made an impression on any of my non-science profs. Is it better to have a VERY generic letter from a non-science prof or write a letter to the committee?? Please help - any advice is appreciated!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I received an email from Mount Sinai telling me that I need a non-science LOR. For other schools, they have accepted lab/research professors that I did an independent research project with as non-science. If I can't find a non-science LOR, then I have to write a letter to the committee explaining the situation. My problem is that I never made an impression on any of my non-science profs. Is it better to have a VERY generic letter from a non-science prof or write a letter to the committee?? Please help - any advice is appreciated!! Given that your letter would be very late by the time it is written and loaded into AMCAS, on top of being generic, I would opt for the letter to the committee..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmitch8 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I received an email from Mount Sinai telling me that I need a non-science LOR. For other schools, they have accepted lab/research professors that I did an independent research project with as non-science. If I can't find a non-science LOR, then I have to write a letter to the committee explaining the situation. My problem is that I never made an impression on any of my non-science profs. Is it better to have a VERY generic letter from a non-science prof or write a letter to the committee?? Please help - any advice is appreciated!! I would write a letter to the committee. Mt. Sinai accepted my psychiatry research supervisor as non-science. Explain the situation to them and mention that your research supervisor never taught you science lectures. Although the letter writer may technically be a "science professor" your relationship to them is researcher/supervisor and not science student/ science teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman101 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 You might want to ask them what they would be willing to accept as "non-science" LOR. My psych prof was my non-science LOR. Never spoke a word to him before I asked him for one. But hes a really cool guy so he did what he could given my PS, transcript, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith_015 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Would you be allowed to submit a letter from an employment supervisor? Some schools seem to allow that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c17h Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Unfortunately, employer doesn't seem to cut it either. This is what they wrote to me: "Non-Science letter should be any course that does not fall under the science Department. For example English, math, art, history, music; we do not accept lab/research or work letters as a non-science" Although it seems that rmitch was able to get by with lab/research as non-science...hmm...maybe I'll write that letter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicaldna Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 If they mark your file complete, does that not mean that you have fulfilled all requirements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c17h Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Yes, if you're marked as complete, it should mean you've fulfilled the requirements. For Mount Sinai, they told me in the email that I haven't been marked as complete because they do not have the appropriate letters of reference yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicaldna Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Yes, if you're marked as complete, it should mean you've fulfilled the requirements. For Mount Sinai, they told me in the email that I haven't been marked as complete because they do not have the appropriate letters of reference yet. Oh ok. I thought you had called them and confirmed that you were complete, and then they sent you this email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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