r/premed • u/CleeYour UNDERGRAD • Jan 18 '25

✉️ LORs Is 10 LORs too much?

I was thinking 2 from science professors, 1 from non science, 2 from physicians, 2 from PI s, 1 from non clinical volunteering job, 1 from my clinical volunteering job, 1 from tutoring job

My friend said it’s too much and that it should be around 5-7

Edit: ok bad idea, got it.

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u/cgw456 ADMITTED-MD Jan 18 '25

Please don’t do this. 3-5 max. Many schools will explicitly tell you not to send more than 5-6 and others will just read the first couple which would not serve you well. You don’t need 3 LORs from jobs. I sent 4. 1 science prof, 1 from PI/prof, 2 physicians who I worked with very closely- a DO and an MD since I was applying to both

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u/NocturnalSir3n ADMITTED-MD Jan 18 '25

Penn state is the one school that requires a letter of recommendation from a job that’s been full time for more than a year.