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My pre-med advisor is a bum, and was going to take weeks to foreward my letters (due to his poor track record, and ability to send wrong letters to schools, misspell names, inability to operate an envelope). Here's what I did that saved my application (just been accepted to some D.O. programs!).
I addressed evelopes to the schools I applied to, put the return address of the person writing the letter on the env., and stamped the envelopes. Mail or hand-deliver these to your prof's/D.O./whomever is writing you letters of rec. Ask them politely to print copies, sign them, and drop them in the mail. NOTE: Chatting to the secretaries can often produce the secretary as a volunteer to fold, stuff, and mail the envelopes (they are usually so nice!). Dropping off all the envelopes for all schools you will potentially apply to is better than stopping by five times as you add schools to your list. Being considerate for the authors of these letters is key, and having them be able to do it all at once seems to help.
The letters then ought to get to your schools~
If you are needing letters of rec., other possible sources are physicians in your area. Sometimes just 15 minutes of chatting or shadowing will earn an offer for them to recommend you.
You don't necessarily need a pre-med committee letter! Nearly all schools allow for the provision that an applicant may be coming from a school without a premedical committee. they usually simply substitute 3 letters from professors, no big deal!
Even if you do have a pre-medical committee, if it's a huge hassle just provide the three letters. Admissions committee's have more to chew on, and interpret (three personally-written letters versus one distillation by a pre-med committee).
KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE AND BE PATIENT!
I addressed evelopes to the schools I applied to, put the return address of the person writing the letter on the env., and stamped the envelopes. Mail or hand-deliver these to your prof's/D.O./whomever is writing you letters of rec. Ask them politely to print copies, sign them, and drop them in the mail. NOTE: Chatting to the secretaries can often produce the secretary as a volunteer to fold, stuff, and mail the envelopes (they are usually so nice!). Dropping off all the envelopes for all schools you will potentially apply to is better than stopping by five times as you add schools to your list. Being considerate for the authors of these letters is key, and having them be able to do it all at once seems to help.
The letters then ought to get to your schools~
If you are needing letters of rec., other possible sources are physicians in your area. Sometimes just 15 minutes of chatting or shadowing will earn an offer for them to recommend you.
You don't necessarily need a pre-med committee letter! Nearly all schools allow for the provision that an applicant may be coming from a school without a premedical committee. they usually simply substitute 3 letters from professors, no big deal!
Even if you do have a pre-medical committee, if it's a huge hassle just provide the three letters. Admissions committee's have more to chew on, and interpret (three personally-written letters versus one distillation by a pre-med committee).
KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE AND BE PATIENT!
