perigirl Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Hi All, My question is with regards to the Memorial application but because that forum is a little bit slow, i wanted to request some advice here. I have to submit two letters of recommendation - one academic and one non-academic. I have the following choices for non-academic letter: 1) Music Teacher who knows me for over 7 years - I have significant music involvement and he definitely has known me personally, academically and extra-curricular-wise as well. most of involvement was in high school. 2) Research supervisors - will be doing a fourth year project with them, have volunteered in the their lab, did a summer internship with them , they know me well personally and academically, one of them is a physician and they want to write a joint letter. What are your thoughts? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goleafsgochris Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 I would choose 2) personally--but I would also consider 2) to be "academic." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perigirl Posted August 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 would they be an academic reference though if they haven't technically evaluated me academically yet? All my involvement before is extra-curricular research and only next-year they will actually evaluate me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Research is more a reflection of your academic abilities rather than an extracurricular activity, is it not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnface Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Research is more a reflection of your academic abilities rather than an extracurricular activity, is it not? This seems to be controversial on this forum for some reason. In my humble opinion--after applying to multiple med schools and carms-- is that research supervisors are ACADEMIC! Research is more academic than writing a test or essay for a course. Research and academia are nearly synonymous. bnface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepontrying Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 I'm pretty sure research is academic. If I were you I would choose 1. Option 2 sounds better on paper but you're taking a huge risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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