Scripps Post-Bac Letters of Recommendation 2016-2017 Current Students

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Description As you begin to prepare your medical school application, one of the first steps is to create the foundation for your committee letter. The committee letter is a comprehensive letter that describes your strengths as an applicant. It draws from multiple letters of recommendations from various stages in your professional and academic career. Below are a few suggestions as you begin this process: - A maximum of 5 letters may be submitted. - Recommendations may come from a variety of sources such as: Keck science faculty, undergrad or grad school faculty, previous supervisors, physicians you have shadowed, or volunteer coordinators. - You are strongly encouraged to submit at least 2 letters from faculty that can comment on your academic ability in the sciences. - It will be necessary to have letters that were submitted for your admission to the post-bac program rewritten specifically for the medical school application process.​ - It is a best practice to give an evaluator at least two weeks to write a letter, more if possible. Application Instructions: When asking for a letter of recommendation it is suggested that you provide the letter writer with the following documents....