I should send my secondary in a big envelope, right?

[sfeldste111]

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Not fold it to fit in a standard envelope, correct?

Opinions?

Thanks

 

[scooter02]

that's what I am doing but I'm not sure if there is a right or wrong way of doing it....

 

[FlowLimited]

Mine were all folded and the world has yet to end.

 

[shemarty]

Looks nicer if you send it in a big envelope. Not really the end of the world if you fold it and put it in a small envelope.

 

[GoSpursGo]

Mine were all folded and the world has yet to end.

This. Cmon, you guys are over-thinking this.

 

[osumc2014]

electronically? lol I guess I haven't gotten a paper one yet

 

[JJMrK]

Which ones are paper?

 

[dw2158]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=640596&highlight=mailing+secondaries

i wish there were a "dismayed" smiley. sigh.

 

[Jolie South]

Mine were all folded and the world has yet to end.

so true.

 

[Mobius1985]

I used a big envelope thinking it would be less likely to get lost in the mail. Yes, you are thinking this is overkill, but that happened to someone I know, and by the time she figured out why she'd never heard from the school, it was too late to resend.

 

[witness23]

mailing things in - so 2000 and late

 

[BigChubbyMD]

This. Cmon, you guys are over-thinking this.

Perhaps you haven't read this site before...Over-thinking is the name of the game on this site

 

[JJMrK]

Perhaps you haven't read this site before...Over-thinking is the name of the game on this site

Hmm. 6000 posts vs 60?

 

[dw2158]

Hmm. 6000 posts vs 60?

haha YES. post count respek. (this from a recent 1Ker 🙂)

 

[BigChubbyMD]

I know, I know...Just a little levity

But seriously, I know that getting into med school is super competitive, but is there any other profession where people obsess so much over such tiny details?

 

[dw2158]

I know, I know...Just a little levity

But seriously, I know that getting into med school is super competitive, but is there any other profession where people obsess so much over such tiny details?

law school for sure. i work in a social work/legal place where all the young people are applying to law school or social work school, and the law applicants are AT LEAST as anal as i am.

 

[JJMrK]

haha YES. post count respek. (this from a recent 1Ker 🙂)

I know it's stupid, but somebody who joined this month can't possibly tell Spurs anything he doesn't already know. lol

 

[Lukkie]

sending mine by carrier pigeon. any suggestion which specific species of bird i should use?

 

[Charles_Carmichael]

sending mine by carrier pigeon. any suggestion which specific species of bird i should use?

Dude, owls are the way to go. Haven't you ever read Harry Potter?

 

[witness23]

you guys didn't hire escorts to deliver the package and appease the mail boy in admissions?

 

[dw2158]

you guys didn't hire escorts to deliver the package and appease the mail boy in admissions?

escort? i plan on buying plane tickets and going in person to drop off my secondaries. i'll deliver them on a red velvet pillow, a la a ringbearer. perhaps i'll even wear a tuxedo. erm... or a ballgown since i'm a girl.

 

[LizzyM]

You folks are always bitching about how much this process costs but you will spend extra for a large envelope.😕

Go with the smaller envelope and pay extra for delivery confirmation (~.80) or "return receipt requested" ($1.10 for all you autograph collectors) if you want to be anal. Don't waste your money on Priority Mail or Express Mail or a courrier service.

 

[STLINI]

The pony express has a pretty sweet deal goin on this week. They throw in a free large envelope, guarantee delivery anywhere in the county within three months, and offer cheap highway robber insurance.

 

[bamtuba]

You folks are always bitching about how much this process costs but you will spend extra for a large envelope.😕

Go with the smaller envelope and pay extra for delivery confirmation if you want to be anal. Don't waste your money on Priority Mail or Express Mail or a courrier service.

And don't forget to buy the "Forever" stamps! 👍

(We're due for another price increase...)

 

[BlueElmo]

I'm sending in big yellow envelope. I don't want my passport photo to be crinkled.

 

[nick_carraway]

I'm sending in big yellow envelope. I don't want my passport photo to be crinkled.

The photos are usually attached near the top, which allows a trifold to leave them neat and pretty.

 

[BlueElmo]

The photos are usually attached near the top, which allows a trifold to leave them neat and pretty.

I still like big yellow envelope better.

 

[witness23]

LizzyM's swag is off the charts

 

[nick_carraway]

I still like big yellow envelope better.

Yeah I figured the photo spiel was just an excuse 🙂

I suggest bright red large envelopes! I've never had one lost.

Then again, I've never had a white generic #10 envelope lost either 😉

 

[AdemTD]

You folks are always bitching about how much this process costs but you will spend extra for a large envelope.😕

Go with the smaller envelope and pay extra for delivery confirmation if you want to be anal. Don't waste your money on Priority Mail or Express Mail or a courrier service.

Shipping large envelopes pales in comparison to the cost of applying to medical school 😉

 

[BlueElmo]

Shipping large envelopes pales in comparison to the cost of applying to medical school 😉

I agree.👍

 

[rockaction]

what schools don't do it electronically?

 

[BlueElmo]

what schools don't do it electronically?

GW, for one.

 

[nick_carraway]

GW, for one.

Which is weird because if I got 13,000 applications, I wouldn't want them to be hardcopies.

 

[Anotherface]

the world won't come to an end if you send it in a small envelope.

 

[GoSpursGo]

Perhaps you haven't read this site before...Over-thinking is the name of the game on this site

Hmm. 6000 posts vs 60?

Bwahaha... all your posts are belong to me

I know it's stupid, but somebody who joined this month can't possibly tell Spurs anything he doesn't already know. lol

Oh idunno... I suppose an adcom has to join at SOME point, right? 😛

(PS... half of the things I say are made up )

But seriously, I know that getting into med school is super competitive, but is there any other profession where people obsess so much over such tiny details?

Business too; you never stop kissing the butt of the guy ahead of you there.

you guys didn't hire escorts to deliver the package and appease the mail boy in admissions?

How much sway do you think the mail boy has, exactly?

You folks are always bitching about how much this process costs but you will spend extra for a large envelope.😕

🤣

 

[Krisss17]

sending mine by carrier pigeon. any suggestion which specific species of bird i should use?

Well don't use a homing pigeon...It'll just come right back to you!

 

[LizzyM]

Shipping large envelopes pales in comparison to the cost of applying to medical school 😉

Don't be wasteful just because it is a few cents... those pennies add up to dollars.

 

[Bacchus]

If you go buy a standard 8X10/9X12 envelope, the easiest way to mail it is plop 3 stamps on it. 44X3 = 1.32, - 0.44 = 0.88. Ten applications sent in a large envelope will add up to almost $10 wasted.

Of course, a lot of people probably use large envelopes so they can "show off" when they take them to the post-office. Well, guess what? The postal worker will be making more than you for the next 7 years, atleast.

 

[nick_carraway]

If you go buy a standard 8X10/9X12 envelope, the easiest way to mail it is plop 3 stamps on it. 44X3 = 1.32, - 0.44 = 0.88. Ten applications sent in a large envelope will add up to almost $10 wasted.

Of course, a lot of people probably use large envelopes so they can "show off" when they take them to the post-office. Well, guess what? The postal worker will be making more than you for the next 7 years, atleast.

Yeah, plus some are using pre-paid flats which are $4.8x10 or $48 extra.

 

[235009]

Don't be wasteful just because it is a few cents... those pennies add up to dollars.

i used a big envelope with delivery confirmation or certified mail

"a few cents" (probably more like $3) is a very small price to pay for peace of mind. you're already trying to juggle ~20+ applications, it's best to pay a couple of extra dollars now and not have to worry about it so you can concentrate on the others.

big envelope + confirmation/certified is also how i send my taxes every year ....just like with taxes, you don't want to take a chance with your secondaries

 

[hewmanoid]

Use a big envelope! Looks much nicer with no folds. But, it's not really a matter of life and death. Do what you like.

 

[RRTinCO]

Don't be wasteful just because it is a few cents... those pennies add up to dollars.

👍👍👍

 

[JJMrK]

Oh idunno... I suppose an adcom has to join at SOME point, right? 😛

BigChubby is an adcom?

 

[BigChubbyMD]

BigChubby is an adcom?

hahahahahaha...nope, just an average guy who tries to pretend he knows something


LizzyM is listed as a School Admin, and she says it doesn't matter.

I know it's stupid, but somebody who joined this month can't possibly tell Spurs anything he doesn't already know. lol

I have nothing but respect for Spurs...6,000 posts shows serious dedication or something

 

[LizzyM]

Postage for:

A business size envelope is 44 cents postage,

A large envelope is 88 cents postage.


Delivery confirmation is 70 or 80 cents.
Certified mail provides proof of mailing and delivery confirmation, $2.80.

Priority mail starts at about $5 but you do get a free envelope!

Express mail flat rate envelope: over $17.

We don't judge applicants by the kind of envelope they use but if we did, I'd reject those who spend excessively for "peace of mind" when they could get the same peace of mind for far less money. These habits are what's wrong with health care spending.

 

[235009]

Postage for:

A business size envelope is 44 cents postage,

A large envelope is 88 cents postage.


Delivery confirmation is 70 or 80 cents.
Certified mail provides proof of mailing and delivery confirmation, $2.80.

Priority mail starts at about $5 but you do get a free envelope!

Express mail flat rate envelope: over $17.

We don't judge applicants by the kind of envelope they use but if we did, I'd reject those who spend excessively for "peace of mind" when they could get the same peace of mind for far less money. These habits are what's wrong with health care spending.

really? spending an extra $1.24 - $3.24 so you can be sure that an important letter made it to its destination is spending "excessively"?

btw, noone suggested using priority or express mail...stop setting up straw men

 

[vickpick]

ur wasting money, unless u know a person working at the post office who can hook u up with free postage 🙂... I sell my books for so cheap tht If i had to actually pay the media mail postage I would be losing money - good thing the person I know at the psot office is so nice to me... and gives me free postage - always priority 🙂

 

[nick_carraway]

really? spending an extra $1.24 - $3.24 so you can be sure that an important letter made it to its destination is spending "excessively"?

btw, noone suggested using priority or express mail...stop setting up straw men

Ah. It's just that there was an almost identical thread started hours before this one in which people said they used Priority mail flats. Speaking for myself, I got confused.

 

[LizzyM]

really? spending an extra $1.24 - $3.24 so you can be sure that an important letter made it to its destination is spending "excessively"?

btw, noone suggested using priority or express mail...stop setting up straw men

Delivery confirmation is 70 or 80 cents. That will confirm that the letter made it to its destination. Anything else including the extra 44 cents for a large envelope and the extra $2 over the price of delivery confirmation for certified mail is wasteful.