Interfolio Questions

[Twitch]

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1) Has anyone used interfolio for documents other than LOR, e.g. transcripts? If you went to several schools and are applying broadly (AMCAS/TMDSAS/AACOMAS) wouldn't this be a less expensive route? Does anyone know if transcripts from school via interfolio are accepted?

2) Other than the college committee letter, say you want to get additional letters (from a doctor, other profs) would you still use your college service? Interfolio is $15 + $5/school so it'll probably get expensive.

 

[Non-TradTulsa]

1) Has anyone used interfolio for documents other than LOR, e.g. transcripts? If you went to several schools and are applying broadly (AMCAS/TMDSAS/AACOMAS) wouldn't this be a less expensive route? Does anyone know if transcripts from school via interfolio are accepted?

2) Other than the college committee letter, say you want to get additional letters (from a doctor, other profs) would you still use your college service? Interfolio is $15 + $5/school so it'll probably get expensive.

I used Interfolio for my letters and I was very happy with the service and very pleased that I went with the Interfolio service.

To me, the positive points were: 1) I only had to ask my LOR writers to send one copy of the letter to Interfolio - some of my profs hadn't heard about Interfolio but are now 100% "sold" on it, 2) I added additional schools mid-way through the application process - I didn't have to go back to my letter-writers to ask them to send additional copies (which was a nightmare for some of my friends), 3) I sent my letters electronically to a couple of schools who accept electronic transmission from Interfolio - for the others, I could send my letters regular mail, priority mail, or overnight - depending on when I needed the letters to arrive (delivery on Interfolio ranges from $3.50 per set electronically to around $9 for priority mail - and up to $25 for overnight delivery - but that's for your entire "packet" of letters that you select - not per letter - I really thought the cost was insignificant compared to everything else), 4) My letters will stay on-file indefinitely for a small annual storage fee.

You can send anything you like to Interfolio, including transcripts - some people use Interfolio to store professional credentials for traveling or locum tenens work. I don't know if a medical school would accept a transcript from Interfolio - I haven't seen the issue come up.

Hope this helps.

 

[Em1]

For the AMCAS schools, you only need to send 1 transcript- to AMCAS, so it's not like you have to send transcripts from your school to a million places (I can't speak for the TX and DO services though). Interfolio was FABULOUS for my LORs and I highly recommend it for them, but it's probably easier to send the transcript directly to AMCAS.

 

[Twitch]

Could someone explain the letter service at school? Are they typically associated with the pre-med advising office?

So in addition to the committee letter, would they also hold/send other LOR's (from doctor's you have shadowed and such)?