rararain Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 I noticed that in the manual, it was stated that "Family members, family friends and peers are not appropriate referees, regardless of their position or knowledge of the applicant." Would executives/presidents from school clubs count as "peer"? Are they still appropriate references if they mostly have a working relationship to me? Has anyone thought of this before or had asked admission committees this question already? Please let me know! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 I would think this is a peer. Go for a teacher who could describe your role/contribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheApiarist Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 I'm pretty sure they won't be considered "peers", but definitely should ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakeshake Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 The title/prestige of your referee is not nearly as important as what they will write about you. With that being said, ask yourself the question "Does this person know me well enough, have an appropriate working relationship with me, and the necessary experience working with a good sample size of people in your position to be able to make a fair comparison?". Usually the president of a club will be approximately your age or a year or two older and will likely lack the third part of the equation. It doesn't mean that people haven't gotten medical school using such a referee, but it's probably best to pick someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropomyosin Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 I noticed that in the manual, it was stated that "Family members, family friends and peers are not appropriate referees, regardless of their position or knowledge of the applicant." Would executives/presidents from school clubs count as "peer"? Are they still appropriate references if they mostly have a working relationship to me? Has anyone thought of this before or had asked admission committees this question already? Please let me know! Thank you! Personally, I wouldn't use them as a reference! However, I am using a couple of family members as a verifiers, which I think should suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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