Late Recommendation Letter

[bencal30000]

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Hi! I was wondering if it would be okay to submit a new letter of rec in the coming weeks. Should I upload to AMCAS and send notice in an update letter as well? I have all my requirements met but this is a strong MD letter from a prominent figure.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Why is this letter late? You have to submit through AMCAS Letter Service. Was this letter prompted by an admissions team?

 

[bencal30000]

No, I just thought it could bolster my application. All my rec letter requirements have been met, just didn't know if this additional letter could help since it would be my first MD letter and they are well-regarded in their field. Not prompted @Mr.Smile12

 

[Mr.Smile12]

We don't have a WAMC profile from you, so we don't know where you applied. Not all schools require or recommend a letter from an MD. How many schools did you apply to that ask for one?

 

[bencal30000]

This is my list, 4.0/519:

6 iis/2R's

1. Northwestern University
2. Albert Einstein
3. Vanderbilt University
4. Mayo Clinic
5. UChicago
6. Mt Sinai
7. Johns Hopkins
8. University of Michigan
9. Wash U
10. Duke
11. Ohio State
12. USF Morsani
13. Emory University
14. University of Virginia
15. Case Western Reserve & Cleveland Clinic
16. Hofstra
17. University of Pittsburgh
18. University of Iowa
19. University of Rochester
20. UMiami
21. UCLA
22. Kaiser
23. Rush Medical
24. University of Arizona- Phoenix
25. Virginia Commonwealth
26. Thomas Jefferson University (Sidney Kimmel)
27. University of Cincinnati
28. Wake Forest
29. University of Illinois Chicago
30. University of Colorado
31. Medical College of Wisconsin
32. Indiana University

 

[chilly_md]

It is unlikely to move the needle. Admissions will thank you if you send less letters their way. If this is someone you worked with extensively (not shadowing), then a research or employer letter from an MD has some merit. Otherwise, an MD letter is unnecessary.

 

[bencal30000]

How about a personal mentor? They could speak to my character, etc.

 

[chilly_md]

How about a personal mentor? They could speak to my character, etc.

No, but with 6 II's, you should be fine as is.

 

[bencal30000]

Also I have a couple of updates to my application (accepted pub, pub in peer review, new QI project) that I wanted to send to my schools pre-II.

Should I wait until the paper is published and I have a doi (which might take an additional 2-3 weeks), or is an accepted manuscript enough to update now instead of the wait? Trying to balance since it seems like it's mid-cycle now.

 

[chilly_md]

Also I have a couple of updates to my application (accepted pub, pub in peer review, new QI project) that I wanted to send to my schools pre-II.

Should I wait until the paper is published and I have a doi (which might take an additional 2-3 weeks), or is an accepted manuscript enough to update now instead of the wait? Trying to balance since it seems like it's mid-cycle now.

Wait and send it in a month about the publication. You are free to bring it up ahead of time in any interviews if there is an appropriate opportunity.

 

[bencal30000]

Thank you!

 

[Med Ed]

How about a personal mentor? They could speak to my character, etc.

Save it for the parole board.