LoR from Dentist not on letterhead

[datschool]

My dentist said that he doesn't have a letterhead. He said he just typed my rec in a Word doc and submitted it like that, without any fancy things like a handwritten signature or letter head. Will dental schools care?

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[anondent]

I would explain the importance of a letterhead and offer to create one for him. I created one for the dentist who wrote mine.

 

[Kingfish23]

UPenn and Indiana definitely care.

 

[deleted827844]

TMDSAS absolutely do not accept without letterhead. How do I know? They returned one of my letters telling me i need to have letterhead.

 

[Faefly]

How do I know if my dentist has a letter head or not?

 

[Kingfish23]

How do I know if my dentist has a letter head or not?

Unfortunately we forfeit the right to view our letters. So unless your dentist sent you their letter through a personal email, you will not be able to view it.

 

[Faefly]

Unfortunately we forfeit the right to view our letters. So unless your dentist sent you their letter through a personal email, you will not be able to view it.

yeah, exactly my thinking, how would people know and I find it kinda rude to ask my dentist hey, by the way, do you have a letterhead!
haha

 

[Kingfish23]

yeah, exactly my thinking, how would people know and I find it kinda rude to ask my dentist hey, by the way, do you have a letterhead!
haha

All 4 of my letters were missing something. Either a signature or an official letterhead and I had issues with UPenn and Indiana. I told them that it's unfair because we cannot see our letters before we send them. They just told me that I should have communicated with my evaluators that I needed a signature and a letterhead before they submitted their letters. Fortunately, I was able to contact my letter writers and correct the issues. But it was a pain in the ass.

 

[goprodent2]

All 4 of my letters were missing something. Either a signature or an official letterhead and I had issues with UPenn and Indiana. I told them that it's unfair because we cannot see our letters before we send them. They just told me that I should have communicated with my evaluators that I needed a signature and a letterhead before they submitted their letters. Fortunately, I was able to contact my letter writers and correct the issues. But it was a pain in the ass.

May I ask, who returned the letters? Because i asked my 2 science recommenders (last minute) to place on letterhead and sign. One of them even said, it doesn't matters, but if you think it would help, then I will. He isn't mean or anything, he just stated that he has, in the past, written letter w/o letterhead. So, hopefully my 2 science recommenders placed their letters on letterhead. Also, my dentist 100% did not put on letterhead, bc he told me same thing as OP. And my research professor, at another school would be classified as research professor/employer per some school requirements.

 

[Kingfish23]

May I ask, who returned the letters? Because i asked my 2 science recommenders (last minute) to place on letterhead and sign. One of them even said, it doesn't matters, but if you think it would help, then I will. He isn't mean or anything, he just stated that he has, in the past, written letter w/o letterhead. So, hopefully my 2 science recommenders placed their letters on letterhead. Also, my dentist 100% did not put on letterhead, bc he told me same thing as OP. And my research professor, at another school would be classified as research professor/employer per some school requirements.

UPenn emailed me that they were missing my letters of recommendation