reference letter?

GuessyUID: 2184792

Im apply for master of education
they want 3 reference letters but I wonder who should I ask for it?
if I ask a prof teaching biochem, is that useful?

nanyoUID: 2313459

as long as she/he knows you

GuessyUID: 2184792

as long as she/he knows you
nanyo 发表于 2010-7-8 01:51

but the reference letter form asks questions like
"Does your university offer the graduate degree program this applicant seeks?"
"If yes, does the applicant meet the minimum admission requirements for acceptance to this program at your university?"
"Please comment on the applicant’s academic strengths and potential for completing a graduate program."

sounds like its assuming the referee works in university...

yogurt4UID: 198389

最好找认识你，又大牛的人写推荐信。不是一定要找学校里的人。

GuessyUID: 2184792

最好找认识你，又大牛的人写推荐信。不是一定要找学校里的人。
yogurt4 发表于 2010-7-8 02:32

Does reference letter matter that much? Assuming everyone writes me OK reference letter, does the title of that person matters that much?

I want to save whoever writes me best reference letter for my medical application. This one is not really that important.
Really I dont see a reason why I cannot get in this program as it is a not-that-popular course based master with no support funding.

GuessyUID: 2184792

can I use my high school teacher as referee?

yogurt4UID: 198389

can I use my high school teacher as referee?
Guessy 发表于 2010-7-8 02:42

高中老师就算了吧。
ok的rl肯定没有什么坏处，好的rl可以帮你被破格录取，或者争取到奖学金。
如果你不是很在意funding，又比较确保自己能被那个学校录取，那rl随便对付一下问题也不大。
不过，我还是建议如果拿定主意要做一件事，那就还是要认真做好，哪怕这件事不是你的first priority.
很多时候你觉得你可以忽悠别人，结果反而被别人忽悠。自己的时间跟精力很宝贵，别人的亦是。

GuessyUID: 2184792

Its almost impossible for me to get scholarship in that program.
What Im thinking is
I want to find someone who can demonstrate my academic ability on major education
If none of my referees can do that, why would I waste those who I want to use in med school application?
And how big the difference it can make if I use a Chinese prof or a Canadian prof? considering using Canadian prof can cost me a lot of time and energy but using Chinese prof I'll probably just write it myself.

yogurt4UID: 198389

可以用中国老师的推荐信啊，但不上高中老师的，你在国内读过一段时间的本科没？
写推荐信对北美老师来说也是很正常的啊，我不觉得这对他们是个多大的麻烦。找不到合适的人就算了。

nanyoUID: 2313459

北美这找得到老师写吧，教过你的应给可以

sacredno1UID: 208290

你不要申MD，为什么又改教育学啦，申哪里？UT吗？

GuessyUID: 2184792

可以用中国老师的推荐信啊，但不上高中老师的，你在国内读过一段时间的本科没？
写推荐信对北美老师来说也是很正常的啊，我不觉得这对他们是个多大的麻烦。找不到合适的人就算了。
yogurt4 发表于 2010-7-8 03:22

Im thinking of having 1 chinese and 1 canadian reference, still not sure about the third one
but really no one is exactly suitable to write me for master of education T.T

GuessyUID: 2184792

你不要申MD，为什么又改教育学啦，申哪里？UT吗？
sacredno1 发表于 2010-7-8 03:31

I cant apply for MD this year. Im using education to fill my gap year.
why would I apply for UT when Im in Vancouver lol

星夜无夏UID: 2333978

专业上不符合就谈谈品格啊，学习能力啊，组织领导能力啦，之类的吧...

GuessyUID: 2184792

专业上不符合就谈谈品格啊，学习能力啊，组织领导能力啦，之类的吧...
星夜无夏 发表于 2010-7-8 03:36

Ya, but the reference letter form asks mostly academic aspect
I want to use my supervisor from a volunteer position, but she's not a prof. She cant say anything about my academic