Do updates have to be in letter format?

[gannicus89]

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The school I want to send an update to has a way to do so through their online portal, so my update will not be an actual letter that I will be sending through the post office. Can I just submit one page with my name, date, and AMCAS ID at the top? Or do I need to make it look like an official business letter? The content of my update is more like an actual update + "why this school"? combined. This apparently is fine with the school I want to send an update to.

 

[mistafab]

The school I want to send an update to has a way to do so through their online portal, so my update will not be an actual letter that I will be sending through the post office. Can I just submit one page with my name, date, and AMCAS ID at the top? Or do I need to make it look like an official business letter? The content of my update is more like an actual update + "why this school"? combined. This apparently is fine with the school I want to send an update to.

Anytime I get the chance to write - I put a big fat "Dear members of the comittee of admissions at yadayadayada" along the letter's crest. I then use all the caligraphy skills I aquired in the second grade to slop that beautiful fountain pen ink all over that beige stationary paper I buy from Michael's. When I finish, I lick that special, buisiness-card quality paper envelope sealed and pour a clump of hot wax right on that sucker. After a quick splat, I press my custom-crafted seal of a whale jumping over a lion on that steamy goop. I let them know I mean business when I send letters.


But yea if you just want to submit one page with name, date, and AMCAS ID at the top - it is fine I guess.

 

[gannicus89]

Can anyone else advise me on this? 😕

 

[Slave to the Game]

A bit of brown-nosing on the "and why this school", unless if your stats are so above their median that your eyes are set on more competitive schools.

I vote that you write it up in business letter format. Better to look professional than appear too lazy to properly format your letter.