• Start asking for letters of recommendation now, today, this very hour if possible. By no means should you delay in starting.
• Are you saying to yourself, "I don't know any professors well?" Go out and start visiting your professors during office hours as soon as possible. Ask good questions, stop by a few times, and then ask for a letter of recommendation if you have earned a good grade in the class.
• Get a representative set of letters: one from your major department, one from a professor who taught one of your premed courses, one from a research supervisor or from a health care professional,
• Three is the minimum number of letters you need to get. There is no maximum.
• Remember this: You want your application to be a standout. To accomplish this, you need to step out of the crowd, become acquainted with some of your professors, and ask for letters of recommendation.

More on letters of recommendation for current applicants: http://www.sunysb.edu/healthed/letters.shtml

Genereal information about letters of recommendation: http://www.sunysb.edu/healthed/aboutrec.shtml

Information for recommendation writers: http://www.sunysb.edu/healthed/writers.shtml