New update to AACOMAS application, we can now send LOR directly?

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I was reading a few days ago about a thread that stated the aacomas application is updating to allow for applicants of the 2016 cycle to submit LOR directly to AACOMAS.

Can anyone confirm this possibly? Possibly @Goro

Here is the source I saw:

February 6, 2015

Dear AACOMAS Applicants,

On behalf of AACOM, we would like to share with you exciting news that the AACOMAS

application platform will change beginning with the 2016 AACOMAS cycle in May 2015. We

initiated this change as a result of shifting dynamics in newer technology and association

business needs. After careful and considerable review, Liaison International was the company

that was identified to best meet AACOMAS requirements. They have demonstrated experience

with other Central Application Services representing programs in the health professions. The

depth of Liaison’s experience with implementing and running centralized application services for

28 other associations of schools for the health professions (ex. dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary),

their capacity to expand the AACOMAS menu of services and features (ex. electronic letters of

recommendation, enhanced application management services), and the ability to implement the

new platform between application cycles, made Liaison the best choice for AACOM and our

applicants.

The new application system will go live on May 5, 2015. To prepare for the launch of AACOM’s

new application system, please be aware of the following important updates:

 We strongly encourage you to save/print off a copy of your current AACOMAS

application in the event you plan to re-apply.

 The 2016 AACOMAS Application will not have the roll-over feature. Re-applicants will

need to re-submit all transcripts. (This feature will resume in the 2017 AACOMAS cycle)

 Applicants may begin to apply to 2016 AACOMAS the first week of May 2015. As in

previous cycles, COMs will not receive applications until mid-June.

 Letters of Recommendation: AACOMAS will now be able to receive and process letters

of recommendation directly. Letters may still be received from Virtual Evals, Interfolio,

and USPS mail.

 Military and foreign coursework will no longer be verified by AACOMAS nor included in

the GPA. AACOMAS will still collect these transcripts and evaluations and make them

available to the COMs for review. WES along with other foreign transcript evaluators will

process these and forward them to AACOMAS.

More details about these changes are forthcoming. We will be communicating updates on our

website: www.aacom.org , AACOMAS Facebook page, Twitter, and with our member medical

schools. Should you have questions, please contact [email protected]

Thank you,

John

John E. Roane, Jr.

Chief Operating Officer

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

5550 Friendship Blvd, Suite 310 | Chevy Chase, MD 20815

p 301-968-4144 | f 301-968-4101

www.aacom.org | facebook | twitter

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It's true. I had a rep talking about it from AACOMAS.
You lucky ducks, you.
 
It's true. I had a rep talking about it from AACOMAS.
You lucky ducks, you.
Yeah that really free's up those extra costs of sending letters via interfolio to all those schools and such. Thanks for the reply.
 
Can we have Interfolio send the letters to AACOMAS so we only have to pay for them to be sent once? (I already have my letters in Interfolio)
 
Can we have Interfolio send the letters to AACOMAS so we only have to pay for them to be sent once? (I already have my letters in Interfolio)
I asked this question in a different thread and the replies were we can use out interfolio letters and send them to aacomas using their service and save some $
 
I asked this question in a different thread and the replies were we can use out interfolio letters and send them to aacomas using their service and save some $

So basically any letters that I have received I will need to send to AACOMAS and then they will send them to all the schools I apply to?
 
Is one allowed to receive their own letters? I thought the applicants were not allowed to see their recommender's letter?
 
So basically any letters that I have received I will need to send to AACOMAS and then they will send them to all the schools I apply to?
That's what I have understood . Once the application goes live in May we should have more information
 
I asked this question in a different thread and the replies were we can use out interfolio letters and send them to aacomas using their service and save some $
what thread please??
 
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