Boss' child wants medical school recommendation BUT
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Anonymous
It isn't simply a matter of the youngster wanting a recommendation from someone who gets paid by Daddy. Unfortunately the student has only an associates from a community college, and took 5 years to get all the requirements. I can't see any medical school taking on a student who hasn't demonstrated success with a busy schedule at a 4 year school. Should I say something? The father really ought to know...  He did his undergraduate degree overseas, but medical school here...
Help me, what should I say? This is for next yr's round of applications btw |
Anonymous
| I would MYOB, but perhaps ask if they have met with a career counselor? |
Anonymous
| Don't you have to have a bachelors degree from an accredited college to apply for med school? |
Anonymous
technically no, as there are combined programs where you enter medical school before you have a degree |
Anonymous
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Oblige them, because having been there, done that, the resume always speaks for itself. Write a letter stating all this young person's good points. It will be obvious to the admissions office whether it is a good fit or not, especially if you can only write about intangible qualities (sunny disposition!), without putting in examples which stand-out. Colleges are experts at reading between the lines. |
Anonymous
| You are worrying about nothing. There is no way boss' kid is getting in to any medical school in the US with that background. There are way more applicants to medical school than actual spots. |
Anonymous
I realize that, just not sure WHY the application is going in without some 4 year college classes, and if I'll get the shifty eye when DC is rejected from everywhere |
Anonymous
+1 And the "combined programs" require even more rigorous academic performance than the conventional route. If this kid is the way you described, he will not qualify for a combined program and he likely will not fare well enough in the MCAT to go the conventional route. Your recommendation will have limited impact. |
Anonymous
No, you just want the satisfaction of telling your boss his kid is going to fail. Bad idea. Write the recommendation with a smile and move on with your life. Nobody is going to blame you when be doesn't get in. (Or give you the "shifty eye," whatever that means.) |
Anonymous
lol, no, that really isn't a conversation I want to have, it would be very very awkward |
Anonymous
| shifty eye = stinky eye ? |
Anonymous
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You could say that you think the schools will simply discount the letter because you work for the applicant's father, so you are hesitant to write it because it could backfire and make them uneasy with him. Something like that. Or just write it. It won't make a difference.
Its really bad form for your boss and/or his child to ask an employee to do this. |
Anonymous
+1000 |