Getting new LOR's

[CoolSpot7Up]

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Hey, I had a quick question. I'm applying right now, but if I don't get in and have to re-apply, I'm wondering about getting more LOR's and possibly removing old ones.

I have 5 in right now, but one or two of them I suspect are not as strong as the others. They're from professors whom I took a class with and did really really well, but they don't know me as well, so I was considering getting more personal ones where the prof knows me better AND I did well. I think I'm allowed 6 total (not sure if this is only my school's limit).

Are you allowed to change who you want to be a recommender from your previous application year? Could I get the new profs and have the old ones removed? I'm not sure if it varies by school or not. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

 

[vtucci]

You should be able to change as this is a new application cycle. Does your school have a pre-med committee and do a letter for you or do you go to Interfolio? IF you have a committee, check with them as to their policy.

 

[armybound]

I guess this goes completely opposite to the questions already asked, but just to make sure, do most premed committees hold on to your old LORs?

I'm hoping to just add a few new ones on top of my old ones, I wanted to make sure I didn't have to get completetly new LORs from all of my old ones too

 

[PugMD]

You might want to talk to your premed advisor about replacing letters - my advisor said that he read all the letters before sending them out, and that if any were unreasonably terrible he wouldn't send them. I should think you'd have no problem replacing a letter that you think might not be as strong.

 

[mdvargas]

I too was wondering about how to get new LOR's if I don't get in this cycle; I come from a school with no pre-med committee and the ones I used this time come from 2 sci prof's and current employer. I'll be moving out by summer. I guess I'll have one from whomever my new employer will be but how do you go about getting updated ones from science faculty? I will no longer be their student so they have no obligation to provide one and I'm still debating if to do a post-bacc or masters (and therefore get one from them). Hints/suggestions please 😕

 

[MadHopsMD]

I used the same letters I applied in cycle one. They were stored nicely in interfolio.com 😀. I added another new one though.