AMCAS is closed for 2016 year, what should I do?

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Hi all. I have an upcoming interview in early February at a school that I really want to attend. I just realized that the school has no limit on the number of letters of rec you can send them/ I have a nice letter of rec from a physician I shadowed that I want to send them but cant since AMCAS is closed for 2016 cycle. Is there any other way for me to send the letter to the school? I have the letter in interfolio but the school explicitly states they only take letters from AMCAS so idk. I realize that it's prob too late and my best bet would be to contact the school but any advice is appreciated. thank you!

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Before you send this letter, what do you think it will add? What will this physician whom you shadowed be able to say about your character? Shadowing is a passive process - there's not much that you do other than observe and reflect. Unfortunately for the LOR, those are generally internal processes and are unlikely to be reflected in this LOR.
 
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Outside of the few schools that seem to appreciate these types of LORs(U of Arizona, Rosalind as examples) there is just no value at all in sending a shadowing LOR, especially as an "update", to a school. At best it gets ignored, at worst in the cases of schools not receptive/keen to updates, it could potentially even be a negative to do something like this.
 
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Just don't send it. Shadowing LORs are fluff at best.
 
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One more fluff LOR from a clinician is NOT going to improve your chances one iota.


Hi all. I have an upcoming interview in early February at a school that I really want to attend. I just realized that the school has no limit on the number of letters of rec you can send them/ I have a nice letter of rec from a physician I shadowed that I want to send them but cant since AMCAS is closed for 2016 cycle. Is there any other way for me to send the letter to the school? I have the letter in interfolio but the school explicitly states they only take letters from AMCAS so idk. I realize that it's prob too late and my best bet would be to contact the school but any advice is appreciated. thank you!
 
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