Do schools consider you for interview before receiving letters?

[neopentanol]

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I've gotten one interview from a school that has not received my letters yet. Is it typical for schools to invite before receiving them?

 

[Phoenix.]

I've gotten one interview from a school that has not received my letters yet. Is it typical for schools to invite before receiving them?

Most of the ones I applied to said on the status page (or elsewhere) that applications weren't considered until they were complete (which includes receiving all LORs). However, since you received one (and I know UMich & Pitt send out auto-invites pre-secondary/pre-LORs), it does happen. It probably just depends on the school.

 

[Inuranic]

To echo Phoenix, most schools consider you only after they get your letters. There are some exceptions.

 

[Phoenix.]

And Vandy too.

 

[illixir]

Which school was it that didn't need letters for you?

 

[neopentanol]

Which school was it that didn't need letters for you?

Pitt

 

[illixir]

Ok, yea Pitt didn't need mine either so I think it was pretty much an auto although I don't think they have defined cutoffs like umich since it took them a few days whereas mich was instant before i even had to fill out a secondary, in fact I submitted two and a half weeks ago to pitt and I'm still not complete, it's taking them forever to add the letters.