delayed committee packet letters

[datongnoodles]

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My school (U of C)'s pre-med advising service can't guarantee to get my committee letter packet uploaded until maybe September, which I feel is really late. I have all my LORs in so the delay is just their writing my composite letter and uploading everything.

Is there anyone here from U of C who has gotten their letter packet uploaded on AMCAS already? For past applicants from the U of C, when were your letters uploaded? Was it really late and do you think this negatively impacted your application?

If anyone else from other schools had experiences with their advising committee sending letters in in late August or September, could you please share about when your interview invites were and how this might or might not have affected your chances?

Thanks!

 

[Choo]

I'm dealing with the same exact thing from a different school. I've had all the letters in for months, but the committee letter won't be done until September at the earliest. It can only hurt our chances.

 

[DoctaFuture]

UC? Cali school?

 

[Holy Frans]

Oh wow that is very unfortunate. I guess I'm lucky my school doesn't provide committee letters.

 

[datongnoodles]

Oh sorry, I meant University of Chicago.

What other schools send committee packet letters out that late? I appreciate anyone's insight into this. I'm curious to know what other schools do it that late, as I think my school's advising system kinda sucks.

I remember in 2007 or 2008, they said they would send the letters out by July if you get all your materials to them early enough. Then they promised it would be by mid-August but just last week I got an email telling us that they can only guarantee that the letters will be sent by mid-September! And that this is "well within the timelines for medical and other schools of the health professions" and "in fact schools tell us that they appreciate our timeliness"!!! I don't think this is timely! I've had all my other letters and materials in since March!

So if there're any past applicants here from UChicago, please let me know when your packet was finally sent. I'm seriously hoping that the advisers are just giving the mid-September deadline to give themselves space but will actually send letters out earlier...and by earlier, I mean I'd be happy if it were in August!