Letter of Rec Submission After Being Complete

[green0902]

Hello!
I was wondering, if you add a LOR after you have been complete for months, will it move our application to the bottom of the review pile? thanks for your help guys

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[bluepeony]

Hello!
I was wondering, if you add a LOR after you have been complete for months, will it move our application to the bottom of the review pile? thanks for your help guys

Depends on the school.

 

[green0902]

Depends on the school.

Ah gotcha gotcha
Thanks so much!

 

[Blueprint Med School]

Hello!
I was wondering, if you add a LOR after you have been complete for months, will it move our application to the bottom of the review pile? thanks for your help guys

It certainly can help get yourself a second look. See if a school has a policy on it already. If so, adhere to it. If not, what is the worst that could happen?

Hope this helps,

David D, MD - USMLE and MCAT Tutor
Med School Tutors

 

[Goro]

It certainly can help get yourself a second look. See if a school has a policy on it already. If so, adhere to it. If not, what is the worst that could happen?

Hope this helps,

David D, MD - USMLE and MCAT Tutor
Med School Tutors

I will disagree with this. I feel one more testimonial isn't going to move the needle very much.

 

[wysdoc]

I will disagree with this. I feel one more testimonial isn't going to move the needle very much.

In the TMDSAS (Texas) system you can't add more supporting documents like letters after October 15th.
You are allowed to submit updates on publications, awards, etc.

 

[Blueprint Med School]

I will disagree with this. I feel one more testimonial isn't going to move the needle very much.

This is helpful, always learning. What are your thoughts on it being a low-risk idea? Have you seen it be deleterious (besides the obvious caveat that if a school has a discrete policy) in the past?

David D, MD - USMLE and MCAT Tutor
Med School Tutors

 

[gyngyn]

Technically, letters may only be submitted through the AMCAS system.
Attempts to circumvent the system could give the wrong impression.

 

[green0902]

Technically, letters may only be submitted through the AMCAS system.
Attempts to circumvent the system could give the wrong impression.

Ooh yes agreed! I guess I was just asking about the impact of adding another official LOR through AMCAS months after being already complete, if adcoms would move me back in the line for review since I understand this is adding another thing to their crazy workload

Really appreciate all the responses!

 

[Goro]

This is helpful, always learning. What are your thoughts on it being a low-risk idea? Have you seen it be deleterious (besides the obvious caveat that if a school has a discrete policy) in the past?

David D, MD - USMLE and MCAT Tutor
Med School Tutors

It may delay processing the app, since it has to be dug out have the LOR added. Then there's the issue of schools which have strict limitations as to how many LORs they receive.

 

[gyngyn]

Ooh yes agreed! I guess I was just asking about the impact of adding another official LOR through AMCAS months after being already complete, if adcoms would move me back in the line for review since I understand this is adding another thing to their crazy workload

Really appreciate all the responses!

It will depend on how their software has been set up.