Cover Letter and Resume (Send as PDF or MSWORD)?

[fuzzywuz]

Hey all,


Quick question...

If not explicitly stated, is it okay to send cover letters and resume as a PDF file?

Thanks!

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[Bond8204]

Yes, but if you're emailing a person I'd make the cover letter the text of the email.

 

[Jolie South]

agree with bond. cover letter as the body of the e-mail and then i'd attach a word file. i personally think they're easier to deal with. my computers hate pdfs. they take too long to load.

 

[tardyturtle]

... oh, but PDFs look so much more professional. ADCOMs love antialiased text

 

[hermit]

my computers hate pdfs. they take too long to load.

Stop using acrobat.

 

[Bond8204]

... oh, but PDFs look so much more professional. ADCOMs love antialiased text

I hope the OP isn't sending a resume/cover letter to an adcom. He wants to go to med school, not work for admissions, right?

 

[Jolie South]

I hope the OP isn't sending a resume/cover letter to an adcom. He wants to go to med school, not work for admissions, right?

i assumed they were sending it for a job or maybe as background info for a recommender (though you wouldn't need a cover letter for that).

 

[fuzzywuz]

Yeah, I'm just forwarding some info to my LOR writers.

Thanks for the heads up!