A small number of schools require one letter each from biology, chemistry and physics, so if you are especially interested in applying to a particular medical school, check with that school about recommendation requirements. Finally, choose a third person to comment on intellectual ability. Provide facts about the applicant 2. Render a judgment about the applicant's ability 3. Make the applicant come alive, stand out against other applicants so that he or she will be remembered in the decision process.
Informative letters are helpful at all schools and are vital at the more prestigious ones.
To view and print them, you will need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader for your respective operating system. The PDF format is similar to the PostScript language which is device and resolution independent. Adobe Systems Inc. Versions of Acrobat Reader run on DOS, Windows, Macintosh and Unix systems. The content of this page was written by Helen Horton, Director of Preprofessional Programs and Deborah Spruill, Academic Services Coordinator. Last updated March 3, 1997.