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Dear Professor [Name],
I hope this email finds you well and that you had a great academic year. I can\'t believe the class of \'12 is graduating this Saturday and I have been out of college now for a year! I have been volunteering my time at my local EMS squad as well as continuing to volunteer with the Red Cross. I am also preparing for the MCAT, which I will take late June, and I am applying to Osteopathic medical school this year (for entrance in fall 2013). Start off by just conversing about yourself, what you\'ve done since you last saw them, etc.
I am writing to ask if you would be willing to write me a strong letter of recommendation for my application to medical school. I feel that by having you as my Capstone mentor and my Capstone teacher, as well as having you as a teacher for upper-level Biology classes I did well in (Immunology and Biochemistry), that you know I have a passion for medicine and the workings of the human body, and that I work my hardest and succeed even through personal hardships (when my fiance left me during Capstone). Give specific examples of why this teacher knows you better than others, compel them to write a letter for you.
If you are willing to recommend me, I do have a packet that I can mail out or schedule to meet with you and go over - whichever is easier for you - which has a copy of my resume, facts about me that could make the writing process easier, a guide for submitting the letters to Interfolio, and other materials that could best help you. The letter of recommendation would be due the first week of July. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me by phone at [phone] or by email at [email]. Push them to write a letter for you by giving them strict time limits but not forcing, as well as giving them multiple ways to contact you. Always let them know they are free to contact you with questions/concerns.
Thank you for all you have done for me during my time at [college] (especially during Bio Seminar and Research/Capstone when you answered each and every question I had and were so supportive), and for your time and consideration. I hope you have a great day at Graduation tomorrow. Closing, reiterate all they\'v done for you and that you\'re thankful for that. Wish them a good summer, or a good semester.
Sincerely,
[Name]
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