~*~*~*~*~* Official Letters of Evaluation Questions Thread 2025-2026 *~*~*~*~*~

[heels03]

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I submitted my application a couple weeks ago with a committee letter from my undergrad. I graduated last year, so when I filled out the information, I used the template they gave us then. My pre-health office sent an email last week telling alum to use a different template for this cycle (which is frustrating since it was sent so late). The issue is that the director of our pre-health office has changed, so the "Author" in the letter of evaluation is different. I spoke to AMCAS support and understand that there is no way to edit the entry once the application has been submitted, and it seems that my only option is to designate the current letter entry as "No longer being sent" and create a new one with the current information (everything's the same, just a different author). Since the original entry was already assigned to all the schools, will it at all reflect poorly for there to be a letter that was no longer being sent to schools? Should I give clarification / do anything specific?

 

[cowslivesmatter]

I'm reapplying this cycle and my school says they will resubmit the committee letter I had from last year, but won't update to include the new letters I have from this year. I have updated letters from my professors that were in the committee letter last year as well as a new letter from a physician this year. Should I include both the committee letter and the new letters? I know some schools will take either a committee letter or individual letters but I'm really not sure which would be preferred in this case.

 

[chilly_md]

I submitted my application a couple weeks ago with a committee letter from my undergrad. I graduated last year, so when I filled out the information, I used the template they gave us then. My pre-health office sent an email last week telling alum to use a different template for this cycle (which is frustrating since it was sent so late). The issue is that the director of our pre-health office has changed, so the "Author" in the letter of evaluation is different. I spoke to AMCAS support and understand that there is no way to edit the entry once the application has been submitted, and it seems that my only option is to designate the current letter entry as "No longer being sent" and create a new one with the current information (everything's the same, just a different author). Since the original entry was already assigned to all the schools, will it at all reflect poorly for there to be a letter that was no longer being sent to schools? Should I give clarification / do anything specific?

No, you picked committee letter as the designation on AMCAS and it should be understood that there was a technical change in who is responsible for submitting them for your school

 

[chilly_md]

I'm reapplying this cycle and my school says they will resubmit the committee letter I had from last year, but won't update to include the new letters I have from this year. I have updated letters from my professors that were in the committee letter last year as well as a new letter from a physician this year. Should I include both the committee letter and the new letters? I know some schools will take either a committee letter or individual letters but I'm really not sure which would be preferred in this case.

You can also send the physician letter if this is someone you worked significantly with as opposed to just shadowed.

 

[tropicono]

I accidentally jumped the gun on AMCAS and assigned all four of my letters (2 science, 1 non-science, and 1 physician LOR to every school on my list) Although I have them stored in Interfolio, I haven’t completed them on AMCAS yet. Would it be a bad idea to mark those letters as "not being sent" and use my remaining six AMCAS letter slots to create new requests (and then complete the delivery), so I can assign them manually based on each school’s requirements? Or is this a mistake I should just live with? From what I have read very few schools have a strict 3 letter maximum but I would like to apply to those schools with the best of my intentions however at the same time don't want to look like a red flag to all my other schools.

 

[chilly_md]

I accidentally jumped the gun on AMCAS and assigned all four of my letters (2 science, 1 non-science, and 1 physician LOR to every school on my list) Although I have them stored in Interfolio, I haven’t completed them on AMCAS yet. Would it be a bad idea to mark those letters as "not being sent" and use my remaining six AMCAS letter slots to create new requests (and then complete the delivery), so I can assign them manually based on each school’s requirements? Or is this a mistake I should just live with? From what I have read very few schools have a strict 3 letter maximum but I would like to apply to those schools with the best of my intentions however at the same time don't want to look like a red flag to all my other schools.

Check what schools you are applying to that ask for only 3 letters. The few that do will ignore the extra letter.

 

[ndmd123]

One of my letter writers still hasn't submitted my letter of recommendation but my 2 week turn around from receiving secondaries is this Monday. If I submitted my secondary application before the 2 weeks but my letter writer doesn't submit his letter by then, is my application considered late? It is only one of my letter writers but its a doctor I work for so I attached him to every school I am applying to. Appreciate any insight but also understand this will probably vary from school to school.

 

[wysdoc]

One of my letter writers still hasn't submitted my letter of recommendation but my 2 week turn around from receiving secondaries is this Monday. If I submitted my secondary application before the 2 weeks but my letter writer doesn't submit his letter by then, is my application considered late? It is only one of my letter writers but its a doctor I work for so I attached him to every school I am applying to. Appreciate any insight but also understand this will probably vary from school to school.

Letters can come on later, don’t bug your letter writer

 

[ndmd123]

Letters can come on later, don’t bug your letter writer

Okay thank you! I read on some of the school websites that I won't be forwarded to the committee until they have the letters as well. Is this separate from being considered late on the 2 weeks?

 

[chilly_md]

Okay thank you! I read on some of the school websites that I won't be forwarded to the committee until they have the letters as well. Is this separate from being considered late on the 2 weeks?

Yes it is separate. For schools that explicitly mention a 2 week deadline, this is for the part you have access to and can submit. Schools know that many letters come later since some undergrads do a formal committee letter or letter packet for their students.

 

[permasenior]

I'm in a bit of a predicament with my LORs and finalizing my school list. I'm a non-trad who graduated about 10 years ago. I applied at the time but was unsuccessful, so I pivoted. I am applying this cycle, but have been only been successful at getting one science letter updated. There are a number of schools that will accept replacements for science letters, but for those that do not, would it be worth applying and submitting with an old science LOR or will that essentially tank my app at these schools? I have 4 other very strong LORs written in the past month from colleagues and a physician that can speak to my abilities in a more current context that I would be able to submit alongside these old ones.

 

[chilly_md]

I'm in a bit of a predicament with my LORs and finalizing my school list. I'm a non-trad who graduated about 10 years ago. I applied at the time but was unsuccessful, so I pivoted. I am applying this cycle, but have been only been successful at getting one science letters updated. There are a number of schools that will accept replacements for science letters, but for those that do not, would it be worth applying and submitting with an old science LOR or will that essentially tank my app at these schools? I have 4 other very strong LORs written in the past month from colleagues and a physician that can speak to my abilities in a more current context that I would be able to submit alongside these old ones.

If you are applying this cycle and those specific schools are adamant that you have a science LOR from someone you took a class with, then you do not have many options. The best would have been to take a class in spring or this summer and try to get a letter. If these schools are important to you or are ones you otherwise are very competitive for, you can still try to apply to them with the old LOR.

 

[jac754]

My professor said they submitted my letter to AMCAS twice in the span of 2 weeks now however nothing shows up on my end, it still says email sent but nothing received. What should I do in this situation? I did not experience this with my other professors as I got an email confirmation immediately when their letter was uploaded. I feel lost as to what I should do as I had already reached out to them twice.

 

[chilly_md]

My professor said they submitted my letter to AMCAS twice in the span of 2 weeks now however nothing shows up on my end, it still says email sent but nothing received. What should I do in this situation? I did not experience this with my other professors as I got an email confirmation immediately when their letter was uploaded. I feel lost as to what I should do as I had already reached out to them twice.

You can call AMCAS to see but I suspect the professor may not have submitted it correctly. Some applicants use Interfolio, but that costs extra money.

 

[jac754]

You can call AMCAS to see but I suspect the professor may not have submitted it correctly. Some applicants use Interfolio, but that costs extra money.

Thank you so much for replying; I already called them and they said they did not receive anything. I'm just worried about delaying my application from being reviewed as it is not complete until all letters are in.

 

[chilly_md]

Thank you so much for replying; I already called them and they said they did not receive anything. I'm just worried about delaying my application from being reviewed as it is not complete until all letters are in.

It is still July, so this should not be a detriment to your app. But if this is an essential LOR to fill the requirements for many of the schools you applied to, you may have more luck with seeing if the professor is better able to handle Interfolio's interface. For the free AMCAS letter writer portal, these are the guest submitter instructions if they are of any benefit:

https://www.aamc.org/media/82436/download

You can always phrase asking this by saying you had contacted the AMCAS service and they were unable to see the letter as uploaded. Their recommendation was to ensure the above instructions were being followed.

 

[jac754]

It is still July, so this should not be a detriment to your app. But if this is an essential LOR to fill the requirements for many of the schools you applied to, you may have more luck with seeing if the professor is better able to handle Interfolio's interface. For the free AMCAS letter writer portal, these are the guest submitter instructions if they are of any benefit:

https://www.aamc.org/media/82436/download

You can always phrase asking this by saying you had contacted the AMCAS service and they were unable to see the letter as uploaded. Their recommendation was to ensure the above instructions were being followed.

I will try that, thank you so much for your help!