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Hi everyone,
I'll break this up because as I am writing this, I see it's a little long. Hope this helps.
BACK STORY:
So I was in, or currently am in, a bit of a predicament. I submitted my AADSAS application on July 25th, and it was mailed August 1st (7th batch). Everything was submitted except for one LOE from a dentist that I used to work with in the Navy and still keep in touch with outside of the Navy.
At the time of my submission, I had a LOE from my Physics professor (whom I took classes with for four semesters straight and worked for as a teaching assistant for a year and a half) and a LOE from my PI (whom I've done research with for a year and a half and am currently publishing under). Those two satisfied the two LOEs from professors that most of the California schools that I applied to required.
My last letter was from this dentist (Dentist 1); another requirement for most California schools. I had asked a dentist (Dentist 2) I deployed with to write me one last year, but I ended up not applying because it was August, and I hadn't taken the DAT yet. Didn't think it would have been worth it. I felt bad and didn't want to bother him with it again this year, so I asked Dentist 1 instead.
DILEMMA:
So I asked Dentist 1 in June to write me an LOE and told him I was planning on submitting in July. He said okay. It's September, and he's still yet to submit it... I have reminded him a bunch of times, and he's been like "it'll be done by Wednesday, latest." I texted him Thursday asking what's up. He says, "It's done. I'll submit on Sunday." Text him Monday morning to remind him to submit it. No response but sees that he read the text thanks to iMessage. Call him in the afternoon; no response. That was this past week.
So the reason I hassled him so much was because all the California schools have started sending out interview invites, but a couple schools (UoP and Western) have e-mailed me and said my record is on hold until I get the last LOE in. Other schools (UCSF) I think are waiting for the info but just aren't updating me on the status.
I got fed up with him yesterday, so I called Dentist 2; something I should have done from the beginning, says Captain Hindsight. I tell him my story, and he says he doesn't have the LOE he wrote me from last year, but he'd be happy to write a new one. I send him the LOE request, and two minutes later it's in. I e-mail him saying my thanks and that he finished amazingly quickly. He says, "I actually found the one from last year and when I read it, it was so good I just changed the date." Wanted to add in his humor.
So from my understanding, the LOE will be mailed out Friday, but schools should already have access to it. My question is, will my application still be on hold because this Dentist 1 hasn't submitted his LOE yet? Or will the schools see that I have met the 3 LOE requirement that they're looking for and finally start the reviewing process?
My debate is whether to not use Dentist 1's LOE and work with what I have, or keep it because I know he'll still write something good if he ever decides to send it.
I'll break this up because as I am writing this, I see it's a little long. Hope this helps.
BACK STORY:
So I was in, or currently am in, a bit of a predicament. I submitted my AADSAS application on July 25th, and it was mailed August 1st (7th batch). Everything was submitted except for one LOE from a dentist that I used to work with in the Navy and still keep in touch with outside of the Navy.
At the time of my submission, I had a LOE from my Physics professor (whom I took classes with for four semesters straight and worked for as a teaching assistant for a year and a half) and a LOE from my PI (whom I've done research with for a year and a half and am currently publishing under). Those two satisfied the two LOEs from professors that most of the California schools that I applied to required.
My last letter was from this dentist (Dentist 1); another requirement for most California schools. I had asked a dentist (Dentist 2) I deployed with to write me one last year, but I ended up not applying because it was August, and I hadn't taken the DAT yet. Didn't think it would have been worth it. I felt bad and didn't want to bother him with it again this year, so I asked Dentist 1 instead.
DILEMMA:
So I asked Dentist 1 in June to write me an LOE and told him I was planning on submitting in July. He said okay. It's September, and he's still yet to submit it... I have reminded him a bunch of times, and he's been like "it'll be done by Wednesday, latest." I texted him Thursday asking what's up. He says, "It's done. I'll submit on Sunday." Text him Monday morning to remind him to submit it. No response but sees that he read the text thanks to iMessage. Call him in the afternoon; no response. That was this past week.
So the reason I hassled him so much was because all the California schools have started sending out interview invites, but a couple schools (UoP and Western) have e-mailed me and said my record is on hold until I get the last LOE in. Other schools (UCSF) I think are waiting for the info but just aren't updating me on the status.
I got fed up with him yesterday, so I called Dentist 2; something I should have done from the beginning, says Captain Hindsight. I tell him my story, and he says he doesn't have the LOE he wrote me from last year, but he'd be happy to write a new one. I send him the LOE request, and two minutes later it's in. I e-mail him saying my thanks and that he finished amazingly quickly. He says, "I actually found the one from last year and when I read it, it was so good I just changed the date." Wanted to add in his humor.
So from my understanding, the LOE will be mailed out Friday, but schools should already have access to it. My question is, will my application still be on hold because this Dentist 1 hasn't submitted his LOE yet? Or will the schools see that I have met the 3 LOE requirement that they're looking for and finally start the reviewing process?
My debate is whether to not use Dentist 1's LOE and work with what I have, or keep it because I know he'll still write something good if he ever decides to send it.