mentor wants to email adcoms before decision

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One of my mentors (successful physician) wants to send an email on my behalf to the med school admissions team at a school I interviewed at but haven't gotten a decision from yet. Is this is a bad idea? If i got waitlisted would it be ok for them to send an email then?

It seems like this type of thing might annoy adcoms, but wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts here. Not sure if a good letter from a well known physician could actually help.

 

[LelouchLamperouge]

You probably aren’t the first person to be in this situation. It probably happens more than you think. I think it may just be received by the admissions office and never forwarded to the admissions committee

 

[wysdoc]

One of my mentors (successful physician) wants to send an email on my behalf to the med school admissions team at a school I interviewed at but haven't gotten a decision from yet. Is this is a bad idea? If i got waitlisted would it be ok for them to send an email then?

It seems like this type of thing might annoy adcoms, but wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts here. Not sure if a good letter from a well known physician could actually help.

The med schools want recommendations to come in through official AMCAS channels for a reason.
This attempt to help you may not get seen or if seen could have a negative effect in my opinion

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Unless the admissions team tells you that such additional letters are welcome post-interview, it's hard to say. Usually, such letters would just go to the admissions chair/dean to be ignored or dealt with accordingly. Always ask the admissions office.

 

[polymerization]

You already sent a letter of intent... better to hang tight rather than give the appearance of gaming the system.

 

[PickaGodnPray]

Wait until you have a decision, then if you are waitlisted, ask if you can provide additional letters of support from a physician you have recently worked with and where to send them if so. Had a school accept these last cycle, but did not get me off the waitlist sadly.

 

[frosty66]

Thank you very much everyone for your replies. I'll tell my mentor to hold off until I get a decision. If I get waitlisted, I'll ask the admissions team if letters of support are allowed.

 

[LizzyM]

Sadly, the school can't take you off the waitlist if it doesn't have a seat for you. For some schools, having a seat go unfilled is very unlikely but unforeseeable things do happen, sometimes late in the cycle, and the waitlist serves as a reassurance that no seat will go unfilled, even if the offer has to be made the afternoon before orientation!

 

[Med Ed]

One of my mentors (successful physician) wants to send an email on my behalf to the med school admissions team at a school I interviewed at but haven't gotten a decision from yet. Is this is a bad idea?

Yes, it's a bad idea. I am guessing this successful physician has never been on an admissions committee, and may have an inflated sense of self-worth. Every admissions office in the country receives unsolicited correspondence on behalf of various applicants. It can certainly get annoying.

If your mentor has a good relationship with someone involved in admissions at this school, they can pick up the phone and talk to them about your virtues.

 

[Goro]

One of my mentors (successful physician) wants to send an email on my behalf to the med school admissions team at a school I interviewed at but haven't gotten a decision from yet. Is this is a bad idea? If i got waitlisted would it be ok for them to send an email then?

It seems like this type of thing might annoy adcoms, but wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts here. Not sure if a good letter from a well known physician could actually help.

It would annoy the Admissions staff, and then be ignored.