LOR - Adjunct vs Full Time Professor

[mo9822]

Hello all,

 

I am currently struggling with the question of what professor I should ask for my LOR.  Here are my options:

 

A full time chemistry professor with a PhD in a class where my highest grade was a B+.  I had him for both Chem 1 and 2.

 

An adjunct professor that taught A and P 1 and 2 over the summer, but my grade was an A- for both terms. 

 

Does it make a difference if they're an adjunct vs full time?

 

THanks so much!

[UGoLong]

I'd go with the A&P prof. I doubt anyone cares if he or she is full-time or not.

 

LORs are designed to come from people who know you well enough to write one and who think well enough of you to do so. They are just three letters from 3 people the committee probably don't know. Their insight about you is what is critical.

 

Good luck!

[winterallsummer]

It doesn't matter if they are part or full time.  Go with whoever you think will write you the better letter.  The content is more important than the title of the author, especially since neither are MD/DO/PAs.

[SHU-CH]

PA programs tend to not have the academic snobbery you might find in some other graduate programs. Get the letter from the person who knows you the best and can put you in the most positive light.

 

The best letter will be from someone who knows you well enough to comment on your personality. It is one thing to get a letter that says you are an A student. It is much more powerful if the instructor can say you are a hardworking A student with a good sense of humor, etc.

[ap0521]

As an adjunct professor that teaches A&P, go with A&P because its a higher grade. When I'm asked to write LORs for B students, its not that a B isn't a good grade, but its harder for me to make the letter outstanding unless there is something really stellar about the student.

[t2091]

I'd go with the A&P teacher like others have said due to the higher grade. Some of my professors wouldn't even write LOR's unless we had a 92% or higher.