Letters of recommendation: who should they be addressed to?

[DrDude]

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Should the writers of your LORs address the letters to "Dear Program Director" or "To Whom It May Concern", or some other greeting?

 

[iamcatwoman]

Both are fine. Dear Program director is more specific.
they just should NOT be directed to an individual by name.

 

[DrDude]

Thanks!

On a similar note, how many original copies of the LOR should you ask the writer to provide you?

I hear ERAS requires an original (not a photocopy) of each LOR.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

Usually, your letter writer sends the letter to ERAS directly. ERAS does "require" originals, although I have seen a few letters that were not originals and were still uploaded, just stamped as "not an original"

 

[Faebinder]

The more politically appropriate term is "Dear Sith Lord".