[USA] Question about letters of recommendation
Quick question...
I graduated with my BS in Psych in December and am taking a gap year to build my application and try to get some practical experience/volunteer hours/shadowing in for my CV. The volunteering/shadowing has proven to be... tough lol, as in, I have not landed that opportunity yet.
I feel like I goofed. My degree is from a state university, but I took it fully online because it is my 2nd degree, and I work full-time using my 1st one, so the online format was necessary for my schedule and my bills. I haven't connected with any faculty members due to the online format, so I don't have any available to write letters of recommendation. The university I was at offers an MSW and CMHC program that I am interested in, but the application requirements state that the letters should be from faculty members you have worked with who can attest to your character, quality of work, and whatnot. As all of you know... All graduate programs have this requirement.
I reached out to the program director and explained my situation. They were nice enough to respond and explained that applications are reviewed as a whole, and that if one area of an application is weak, the rest of the application can be strong enough to balance it out and remain competitive.
But I will still need letters, of course.
I'm looking for general advice on whom I can ask for a letter that carries weight and that keeps that portion of my application as strong as possible. As it stands, I have my direct supervisor in my current job (medical lab tech), and maybe a fellow/PhD student that I worked with in my current job for some time (but they are just now entering into a PhD program, and it is in an unrelated field.... still clinical...but not related).
Any advice would be greatly appreciated and cherished.