eras add LoR after submission

[amikhchi]

in order to add programs you must attach LoRs to them, mine are not all uploaded yet, so if i add programs without adding LoR will i be filtered out until i add the LoRs? Is it possible to add LoR on eras to a program after already submitting the application?

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[JJMrK]

I don't understand your first question. Yes to the second question.

 

[amikhchi]

My LoRs that I have requested to be written/uploaded are not uploaded yet, so I am unable to attach them to any programs that I am adding to my ERAS application. I didnt' think anything of it until I was about to start officially adding programs, and a popup came up saying:

Are you sure you want to assign the selected LoR(s) to this program? LoR selections will be locked upon applying to a program or when assigning a LoR to a program you previously applied to. Once a LoR selection is locked you will not be able to change it. You may only change your selection prior to applying to a program. Keep in mind that you may only assign up to 4 LoRs to any given program.

So if I add all the programs I want to apply to and submit my application once ERAS goes live, I don't think any of them will have the LoRs completely uploaded (and subsequently, none of the programs will have LoRs attached because I am not allowed to do so until completely uploaded). Most programs have some sort of requirement for # of LoRs, if I do this, will I be filtered out because technically i don't meet the requirements of said programs? And based on the popup it seems I can't change LoRs once i apply?

 

[Houmd]

This has been answered here. It will probably answer any other q's you have

 

[mvenus929]

Are you sure you want to assign the selected LoR(s) to this program? LoR selections will be locked upon applying to a program or when assigning a LoR to a program you previously applied to. Once a LoR selection is locked you will not be able to change it. You may only change your selection prior to applying to a program. Keep in mind that you may only assign up to 4 LoRs to any given program.

I don't like the way the FAQ is set up because it doesn't directly answer your question, but my impression is that the pop-up is just saying that you cannot remove a letter once it has been assigned, but you can always go back and add letters later.

You won't be considered complete, so your application won't be looked at (generally--some programs will offer interviews even without letters), until your letters are in, so you wouldn't necessarily be filtered out.