Committee Letter
It is highly recommended that currently enrolled students seek the support of the Prehealth Advisory Committee. Alumni/ae that are not receiving support by way of a committee letter from another institution are also encouraged to utilize the support of the Pre-professional Health Career Adviser as well as the Prehealth Advisory Committee.
Adviser Corner: Preparing for Committee Letter Process
In order to obtain a committee letter from the Bard Prehealth Advisory Committee one must request at least three letters of recommendation from Bard faculty. Two of these letters should come from the sciences, while the third can also be from the sciences or any field of study. All letters of recommendation should be submitted to the committee for inclusion in the committee letter. This includes letters from outside of the College. We recommend a maximum of six letters of recommendation. While this is not a hard and fast rule, one should consider that medical schools receive a lot of applications, and more is not better. We stress quality over quantity, and applicants should consider what each letter writer will be adding to the application rather than request superfluous letters that will not add significantly to the application.
The committee letter consists of a narrative, quoting from the individual letters of recommendation which will be attached in their entirety and sent to the medical schools. Applicants should indicate that they are receiving a “committee letter” in the application portal (AMCAS/AACOMAS/ADDSAS). Please list Lisa Kooperman as the author and use [email protected] as the email address for all letter requests.
Please schedule an appointment to open a file so that you can begin collecting letters of recommendation.
Once your file is open you can begin requesting letters by using the Letter of Recommendation Registration Form