How to Ask for a STRONG Letter of Recommendation

This video covers how to ASK for and INCREASE your chances of receiving strong letters for medical school. 📨💥✅
➢ Timestamps -
0:19 - Video Outline
0:53 - General LOR Information
*Types of letters, how many, when to ask, how to send letters in
2:46 - The LOR Packet
7:20 - How to Ask for a LOR
*In-person, through an appointment, over email
➢ The LOR Packet - bit.ly/327WadM
1. LOR Information - student background + motivations for medicine
2. AMCAS App Information - transcript + personal statement (optional)
3. Specific work done with the letter-writer
➢ Sample LOR Request Email - bit.ly/2vJmLln
To include in email request
*general timeline + projected due date + thank you's
➢ Sample letter structure
1. Who are you? How do you know the applicant?
2. Do you recommend the applicant for medical school?
3. What qualities would make this applicant a good/bad physician?
4. How is the applicant as a person?
5. Restate recommendation + contact information
6. Signature
➢ Helpful links/websites -
AAMC LOR Information - bit.ly/2V7nHea
Guidelines for Writing a Letter of Evaluation - bit.ly/2SWOQ0x
Interfolio - bit.ly/2V6j97O
➢ Connect with me on instagram! @medisyd 💫
Best of luck shooting your LOR shots! 🏀🍞
- Syd
*All statements expressed are simply my opinion - what works for some may not work for others.
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[@tevanluong1978]

This is super helpful!

[@a_ms0996]

girl you videos are life savers. thank you

[@sydneyvdong]

Yay! I'm happy they're helpful :-)

[@stephaniehumen2930]

girl you make this seem EASY a queen

[@sydneyvdong]

I fast walked (cardio🥵), so you guys could run! Hehe thanks for the sweet words, girl :')

[@biancaandrade7755]

So helpful! thank you so much. I was lost on what to ask for on a recommendation letter!

[@sydneyvdong]

Aw yay! I'm glad it was helpful, Bianca :)

[@nina03337]

Omg THANK YOU! 😭💓 You literally uploaded this just in time, I was freaking about about LORs this week

[@sydneyvdong]

YAY! so glad that our timing matched up :-) wishing you the best for your ask!!

[@user-wh1dn3uq8m]

. 😙👆

[@garlic98]

hi, thank you for such a helpful video. So i'm currently shadowing a doctor (been about 3 weeks), and wanted to ask for a lor. Do you think I should ask in person on the last day of shadowing? or rather ask via email couple of weeks after shadowing is over? Not sure "when" would be an appropriate time to ask.

[@fauzanakhter6690]

Hey Sidney, do you think you could post your LOR packet that way we can use it as a guide?

[@TheSuperKeem]

This was funny but really needed. I know I can not write you a letter of recommendation but if I could I would recommend you be a doctor.

[@sydneyvdong]

Haha thank you!! I hoped it helped :-)

[@100subsnovideos9]

Hi, amazing video! When you were talking about sending them a LOR packet and all the other sorts, would this be done via email?