<p>So my lab PI gave me his LOR to hand in, and it wasn’t in an envelope, so naturally I read it.
It’s a glowing LOR, but he mentions that he is “disappointed to know that I will not be pursuing an MD/PhD”, implying that research is not my primary focus.
Will this statement hurt my chances at the top med schools who are very research-based? Should I ask him to change that part if possible?</p>
<p><em>Edit</em> Just took the June 13th MCAT! Woohoo on being done! But after looking at SDN posts on it, it seems like everyone found the test REALLY hard. I thought it was actually pretty fair. Thoughts?</p>
<p>congrats on the mcat and i just saw your cross post on SDN…tsk tsk</p>
<p>i think what you should consider first is whether you were supposed to read it…was your PI ok with that? If he wasn’t or you’re unsure your best bet is to stay quiet about it no matter what since it would seem that you don’t trust him/her. </p>
<p>that being said, I think what he wrote comes off as a complement</p>
<p>hehe yeah i did post the same on SDN. it’s obnoxious i know, but i’m going to be going into lab on monday and i want to have a decision by then as to what direction i want to go.
i’m pretty sure it’s alright that i’ve seen it. it was given to me completely open (no envelope or anything) to turn in for him.<br>
thanks for the advice!</p>
<p>A while ago, I, too, received a LOR without an envelope and I read it. The LOR was great, but too exaggerating. It was embarrassing to come across the prof in the hallway after receiving the LOR.</p>