I have 5 letters of recommendation. Two from biology professors, one from a research advisor, one from a work supervisor, and one from a humanities professor.
The humanities (whose letter is required at most schools to show breadth, as in the schools who ask for two science professors and one humanities professor) professor's letter seems to have been lost along the way to the career services center. (Letters get sent to a career services center at my school. They then forward the letters to AMCAS or to individual schools a la WUSTL or Stanford)
Now, this professor is abroad and cannot access a printer. Her letter may not be sent until she gets back into the country in early September.
During the time that I hope she finds a way to mail or fax her letter from abroad (albeit without department stationery, such as a department letterhead), what should I do in regards to the 12 secondaries currently before me? Should I list her as a letter writer and know the schools won't look at my application until she gets back, mails the letter, it gets processed at the career center, then they mail it to AMCAS, it gets processed, then they mail it to the school, it gets processed, and then the schools review my application? Or should I just not list her but then send the letter anyway, when it becomes available?
It's an interesting situation. Thanks in advance for any advice!
The humanities (whose letter is required at most schools to show breadth, as in the schools who ask for two science professors and one humanities professor) professor's letter seems to have been lost along the way to the career services center. (Letters get sent to a career services center at my school. They then forward the letters to AMCAS or to individual schools a la WUSTL or Stanford)
Now, this professor is abroad and cannot access a printer. Her letter may not be sent until she gets back into the country in early September.
During the time that I hope she finds a way to mail or fax her letter from abroad (albeit without department stationery, such as a department letterhead), what should I do in regards to the 12 secondaries currently before me? Should I list her as a letter writer and know the schools won't look at my application until she gets back, mails the letter, it gets processed at the career center, then they mail it to AMCAS, it gets processed, then they mail it to the school, it gets processed, and then the schools review my application? Or should I just not list her but then send the letter anyway, when it becomes available?
It's an interesting situation. Thanks in advance for any advice!
