A little frustrated and nervous..

[W2BVet]

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So there are still 2 of my 3 letters of recommendation that have not arrived at the vet school. I contacted one of them by e-mail today but still no response. I will call the other person tonight. I feel really pushy reminding them but they are due Feb. 1st... due in like 4 DAYS!!!! Has anyone had their letters arrive after the due date and if so did it affect your application?

Has this happened to any of you guys before?

Thanks! 😱😱😱😱

 

[athane960]

Hmmm . . I had a tthing like that happen with my transcripts and one of my GRE scores. Sometimes they just don't make it or get lost. Try to find out what happened with the evaluater, he may have sent it out or not and then contact the school, let them know you are on top of it and working on getting it submitted. They may have deadlines, but they will work with you as long as you communicate. Maybe even have a backup evaluater ready to go in case the third one backs out for any reason.

Good Luck though!! I have been there before so I know how you want to pull your hair out!.

 

[Skillet9886]

Maybe even have a backup evaluater ready to go in case the third one backs out for any reason.

I would definitely second that recommendation.

I had a problem with one of my evaluators. She wasn't answering my emails, and I had a feeling the phone messages I left at work weren't getting to her...as much as I stressed the importance to the receptionists. 🙄 Finally, something like 3 days before the deadline, I talked to a receptionist at work (we had a revolving door of staff members, so they didn't know I'd worked there), and asked for her. I got the usual "She's with a client, can I take a message?" I got frustrated and said "Are you sure she's not available to come to the phone right now?" To which she replied, "Um, I would have to check." Yeah, so she went to check, and imagine that! she was available to talk, once she heard who was on the phone. I asked her if she had received the email from VMCAS, and she couldn't find it, even though I'd submitted her as an elor a while ago. So I deleted her off my vmcas and resubmitted it so she'd get the email, and had her input all of the information while I was on the phone with her to make sure she'd do it.

It was quite frustrating, and I couldn't submit my application until the day before the deadline, so I suggest you keep pestering your rec letter people until everything's submitted. They should understand how stressful the application process is, and you can figure out a way of pressing them without being annoying, like asking when you can expect their rec letter to be submitted, or that you just wanted to double check to be sure they were aware of the deadline.

 

[W2BVet]

Thanks guys...I feel a little better that I am not the only one that this has happened to..not that anyone should have to go through it. I will definitely take your advice and keep reminding them in a non pushy way. My future depends on..I just hope the vet school is understanding if they are a little late. This whole thing is driving me nuts!!