LOR question

[trs88]

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I scanned around but it may be because I feel like I'm literally about to freak out that I may have missed the answer to my question. I see that most if not all DO schools use interfolio. I have an interfolio account with several of my letters already loaded and ready. Problem is, is that my writers (1 from a science professor and 1 from my workplace, about to get an MD letter, can't find a DO) were scanned to a .pdf and uploaded myself. I have the physical copies but I am freaking out because I've seen several schools that say "Letters of recommendation must be submitted by the evaluators".

I'm a nontrad student and the science letter was difficult to grab last year when I applied TMDSAS and didn't get any love (bad mcat score). Am I right to assume that because I uploaded the letters to interfolio myself, that they wont be accepted by the schools? Neither of my writers were savy enough or too extremely busy to upload it themselves and it was a bit of a"we're so proud of your hard work we want you to see how proud we are". Both letters are on official letterhead and have hand written signatures on the copies.

Does anyone have a clue on what they schools will think or what I should do? Thanks

 

[chizledfrmstone]

It's probably not a good idea to turn in LORs that you uploaded yourself.

Wasn't there a part that asks you to sign?

 

[trs88]

I'll be honest that I uploaded the letters last year and may not fully remember, but to my knowledge no. I called interfolio and asked them how to upload the letters since I had them with me and I'm a little foggy at this point - but looking at my interfolio account it has the letters listed as Other Document with the ability to change the type.

 

[mct2762]

I scanned around but it may be because I feel like I'm literally about to freak out that I may have missed the answer to my question. I see that most if not all DO schools use interfolio. I have an interfolio account with several of my letters already loaded and ready. Problem is, is that my writers (1 from a science professor and 1 from my workplace, about to get an MD letter, can't find a DO) were scanned to a .pdf and uploaded myself. I have the physical copies but I am freaking out because I've seen several schools that say "Letters of recommendation must be submitted by the evaluators".

I'm a nontrad student and the science letter was difficult to grab last year when I applied TMDSAS and didn't get any love (bad mcat score). Am I right to assume that because I uploaded the letters to interfolio myself, that they wont be accepted by the schools? Neither of my writers were savy enough or too extremely busy to upload it themselves and it was a bit of a"we're so proud of your hard work we want you to see how proud we are". Both letters are on official letterhead and have hand written signatures on the copies.

Does anyone have a clue on what they schools will think or what I should do? Thanks

I had my LOR's mailed in by the people that wrote them

 

[bearded frog]

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[trs88]

Even if accepted, letters you upload yourself will not be too helpful because adcoms will be suspicious that your writers could not be as frank as if the letter was confidential. Also you could have screened out less than positive letters since you could read them.

I appreciate the advice and will keep it in mind when I receive the physician letters. With the other two letters, I might try to get the writers to upload them themselves since there are many weeks still left before secondaries are mailed out. But, I'm kind of poked on requesting them to be confidential. I'd be lying on my application since I've had them; if I asked and the writers agreed to keep them confidential. Not to mention the fact that an AdCom could be bored, see my thread, read it and some time later see an application and may put two and two together and see that I lied. The odds seem ridiculously small but it's an ethical dilemma I don't want to put myself in.

 

[bearded frog]

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[trs88]

Wow, I didn't think of it from that point of view (your first point). That actually makes me feel a lot better. Thanks

I had some comments on the second point that I typed out a few times, but I just kept coming across as being a butt instead of appreciative and just curious. So I would like to be grateful and say thanks for the advice.

 

[bearded frog]

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