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On my AMCAS application, I have a premed committee letter sent 7 in (6 letters + 1 committee letter). The committee letter is the same as the one on my last year’s application, when I was in college. This year I am applying again and am involved in 2 research projects. One of is through a my...

Hi a few questions about the ERAS app: 1 . I'm getting an LOR from a program director who is also listed a medical education chair on the hospital website - do I click the chair button when preparing the face sheet? 2. Do you use bullets to write about your activities like you would in a...

My undergrad premed office offers to provide committee letters to prehealth candidates as long as they meet certain deadlines that begin about 6-8 months before the application cycle begins in May/June. Committee letters are said to be optional at my undergrad and are advertised as a way of...

Hello all, I've tried googling this but haven't got any hits. Does anyone know of a comprehensive list of schools that DO NOT require Letter of Recommendations? Before someone says there is no such AMCAS school, I know factually that isn't true.

Let's say I have 2 people at my dream med school to write LORs: one is a new associate professor and one is a department chair. Would that help my odds at all? I also did not go to their undergraduate school. Just have the connections through work.

Just had a quick question regarding GS LORs. What is the general consensus on getting letters from surgical subspecialties for GS residency applications? And what if majority of letters come from subspecialty attendings who have done general surgery training? Unrelated question: if I am doing...

Hello all, I asked all my letter writers March- early May and all my letters are in except for one science professor letter. My school does not recommend I ask about my letter until July so I had waited until July rolled around. I emailed the professor last week with a couple updates about my...

I submitted a few secondaries already but just had another DO letter uploaded to AACOMAS (yay!) Does anyone know if I am "complete" at a few schools already will they be sent this letter by AACOMAS as an update or do I need to contact them all to let them know of the additional letter? Thanks...

One of my professors submitted my letter to interfolio and they showed that the letter was signed but was only on unofficial letterhead? Will med schools care about this? all my other letters are fine.

One of my professors submitted my letter to interfolio and they showed that the letter was signed but was only on unofficial letterhead? Will med schools care about this? all my other letters are fine.

Hey all, So I recently shadowed another DO (already have a LOR from one; already included and submitted with my AACOMAS application) and he is more than willing to write me a letter. The problem is that AACOMAS only allows 6 letters to be submitted, which I already have. The shadowing went...

I'm wondering what I should have a physician that I have shadowed for 100+ hours over 3 years include in his letter of recommendation. I feel like maybe have him mention more of my personality, how I interacted with his patients, how I acted in a medical environment, etc. I believe it should...

Title says it all. Reading through the AMCAS handbook it seems pretty clear that you can add letters after submission, but can you change which schools you want letters sent to before your letters/application have been sent to schools? Thanks for any help.

So, I already applied to MD schools and am in the process of applying to DO schools. I had 9 LOR's submitted to Interfolio and it turns out that 7/9 of them have my AAMC and AMCAS ID numbers in the actual letter. Considering that the AACOMAS application cycle is well on its way and that it took...

So I messed up by thinking that AACOMAS has a max of 7 LoRs and not 6, but now I've reached the max with an additional person writing me a LoR. Has anyone had experience with sending extra letters directly to the schools? Could this possibly be detrimental to me in any way? I feel like this is...

So here's my situation: I submitted AMCAS already, with 1 non-science and 1 science letter already in (+ research, + clinical volunteering, + leadership letters). HOWEVER, my other science letter writer has not responded to me in the past month, since I gave him the link to the AMCAS letter...

I have been so worried about LORs since I began this journey because my dream school has specific "requirements" on their admissions website: Well, this was problematic for me since I've been mostly out of school for 13 years, and I haven't had paid employment since 2006. So I called the...

This is the last thing I am waiting on for a complete application. I have submitted and been transmitted by TMDSAS. Received secondaries have been submitted, but application is still incomplete as I am waiting on the committee letter. I know its only May and AMCAS hasn't even opened, but its...

Hey guys! I'm just looking for some advice. I talked in person to all of my teachers about getting a letter of recommendation in late March. I got a super strong yes from my English professor, and a good yes from my A&P professor. When I asked my Orgo professor, he said yes too. I was pretty...

Hey people, so I’m kind of in a predicament here and was looking for some thoughts and opinions. I’m currently filling out the AADSAS application and wanted to have it finished by June 5 to submit it as soon as it opens up. However, I’m realizing this won’t happen if I want to get a committee...

Can anyone share their opinion on getting a letter of rec from a pastor? I am thinking about getting one from him as my volunteer/community service manager, since I volunteered at the church and was deeply involved in its charity activities (and held high leadership position for years during my...

Hi everyone! I know some colleges like Albert Einstein require specific LOR's such as 1 from a major professor who taught you, and 1 from a non-major science professor who taught you. However, if I have to send a pre-med committee letter, and that does not include those specific requirements...

I submitted AACOMAS the other day and I listed my letter evaluators. If one decides to ghost me since I haven't heard back from her i'm under the impression I cannot remove the evaluator from my application. How should I proceed if that's the case? Do I call the school and explain that they will...

Hi all! I know that if someone is applying to DO schools it is recommended that they get a letter of rec from a DO. I was wondering if I am applying to only MD schools, is it preferred to get a LOR from an MD that I scribe for or is it okay if I get it from a DO? Thanks!

If we are planning on submitting our application the day the deadline opens (June 5th I believe), does this mean that we need to have our evaluators finished with their letters by then? Or are they able to send it later? Will this affect how quickly they will look at my application? My school...

Hello, I'm a long time lurker and this is my first post! I am currently an undergrad TA for an intro bio class, but I won't be continuing with this next semester (timing conflicts). The professor and graduate students leading the class know me relatively well, but I was wondering if should ask...

Hello all, so I am premed and have been focused on med school for a while. But I want PA school as an option also. But I was doing some searching around and it seems like CASPA doesn't accept interfolio. I am planning on taking some gap years so does anyone know any third party LOR services that...

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Hi all! So, I am a freshman about to finish my first year of college. I know for medical school, it is standard that one have two rec letters from a science professor, and one from a non-science professor, as a minimum. I have developed a very close and personal relationship with my English...

Does anyone have an updated list of schools' LoR requirements, specifically from science professors? I could only find lists from 2011 or 2012. Also, does anyone know which schools do not require two science professors, or have no preferences for whom the letters are from? I'm currently...

Main Question - I have seen that the "standard advice" is to have 2 LOR from professors in hard sciences, 1 from professor in humanities, and ≥1 from ECs. • Does a professor whose lab you work in count as a "hard science professor" letter if you never actually took a class with them? I'm...

Hey everyone, I am looking for some advice on how good my chances are based on my GPA, hypothetical MCAT score, and extracurriculars. Also is there anything else I can add to my resume, or do to increase my competitiveness? (white male, age 25) By the time I apply I will have: ~10 months...

Hello, everyone, I need your advice. I just started working on my personal statement for medical school and I'm stuck. I've blessed to be able to say that I've had no hardships and I do have a lot of passion for medicine and hope to get accepted into a medical school this upcoming period. So my...

so I live in a state where the majority of applicants to med school are to our state school . The school does not do rolling admissions and selects their class on 3 separate predetermined dates. Because of this my premed committee does not finalize and send out its letters of recommendation...

Hey guys, I am in a bit of a predicament. In three of my science classes, I have ended up doing research in some capacity with them. When I get to know the profs, I have some weird compulsion to get involved in their research and I'm trying to prevent that from coming back to bite me. Prof 1...

I have two dentist LORs stored on Interfolio. I called Interfolio and found out that one letter lacks a signature and contact information (letter is not on letterhead). The other letter has my name misspelled. 1. I am afraid that the LOR that is lacking a signature and contact info will be...

Hi All! I have a somewhat specific question about a letter of rec coming from a professor who taught me a non-science course that was listed in a science department. This professor knows me very well, so I definitely want to use this letter. The course is listed as in the department of...

Okay so I recently asked my biochem professor from last semester to write me an LoR for the upcoming cycle, and she said sure, but besides that, I really didn't know what to say. We are on friendly terms, so I know I can follow up later. But I set up a meeting for next week with my Ochem...

Hi, friends! Posting here for the first time because I'm kind of desperate and need help. I'm a junior applying in the 2018 cycle so I planned to ask my Spanish professor (took her class freshman year) for an LOR. She's written one for me before in freshman year and I've kept in contact with...