chandlerbing Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 For the 3 referees, I have 1 reference from a professor I worked with (paid research, not scholarship/NSERC) on a research project and 2 references from professors whose labs I volunteered in. Can any of these be considered "non-academic/character" referees as I am unsure as to what that term actually means? What if I got them to write about both my "character" as well as my research/academic skills? Have people got in with references from 3 professors with whom they did research with? I have not been taught any class by these professors. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 I guess in that case, I would be worried about diversity more than anything. Can these three professors each provide a unique and different perspective on you and your suitability for medicine? Because that's what you're going for - getting the AdCom to see you from a variety of different angles and in a variety of different situations. I just don't see you getting that from three references that are almost identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 I went with three professors I did research with. They were the ones who knew me best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 in other words, there is no cookie cutter rule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chandlerbing Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Does anyone else have any experience with this sort of situation? I understand that there's no easy rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Well, a key question is - do you have any other good alternatives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chandlerbing Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Well, a key question is - do you have any other good alternatives? Assuming I don't have any other choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Well, if you can't supply the required number of references, your application won't be successful, so I think that makes your choice easier. Just to add, I think working on a project with someone usually allows them to get to know you better compared to just having been in their class (unless you were supervised by a third party, or it was a really small and interactive class, or something like that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmer08 Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 For the 3 referees, I have 1 reference from a professor I worked with (paid research, not scholarship/NSERC) on a research project and 2 references from professors whose labs I volunteered in. Can any of these be considered "non-academic/character" referees as I am unsure as to what that term actually means? What if I got them to write about both my "character" as well as my research/academic skills? Have people got in with references from 3 professors with whom they did research with? I have not been taught any class by these professors. Thanks in advance! They are all non-academic references. The academic references are the ones that talk about your study habits, marks etc. You can make them non-academic as well as academic if you ask your referee to talk about your academic abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chandlerbing Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Thanks a lot for your help everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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