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Mar 29, 2010 12:32

I have...

1. a dentist I trust.

2. a mechanic I trust.

Now if only I had a doctor I trusted...

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endless_lakes March 29 2010, 20:14:34 UTC
Gla! I am a doctor you trust! Although I have very little to do with your health and indeed is just your sister.

I love your thanking posts. They are so lovely. This lavendar goat cheese things sounds super intriguing, but borderline illiteracy does not.

I'm off to read 2 million fellowship application recommendation letters. They are not illiterate but they blend in annoyingly with all of the "excellent", "outstanding",...etc.etc.

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zandperl March 30 2010, 02:54:34 UTC
Ooh, any more tips for when I write recommendation letters for my students? I'm always wondering how to help them best. I try to give specific examples of how they stand out from their classmates, ways that they demonstrate the characteristics that I'm adjective-ing.

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endless_lakes March 30 2010, 03:23:46 UTC
I don't know if our trade applies to other students. When people are applying for medicine residency or fellowship programs, we look for "key word" since it is a secret code that most programs have agreed upon to describe how good the applicant is. For example, we assign different point value to "amongst the best in my career", "top 5% of the class", followed by "outstanding"...etc. I'm usually just scanning the letter to find these key words.

I don't often comment, but I really enjoy your posts when I read framefolly's blog! Thanks!

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framefolly April 1 2010, 17:16:02 UTC
Good to know. Maybe I should spend less time on them...

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