Professor writing LOR left university and does not have access to their letterhead

[coffemug]

Hi all,

I was just wondering if anyone had some insight on this. The professor writing one of my letters has left my undergrad university and said he does not have access to that letterhead anymore. He is now working at a high school and has official letterhead from that institution. Does anyone see this as an issue?

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[kamakazi5]

From the comments I have seen recently this is a pretty common occurrence. They can just give a brief explanation and it's not a problem.

 

[futurexray]

PCOM requires a letterhead

 

[Marrowist]

Some schools will not even read/look at letter if not on letterhead. I would contact individual schools.

 

[sumtimesuwonder]

Same thing happened to me, it became this whole ordeal where I had to get the school the teacher left to send the teacher letterhead. That seemed to work.

 

[uworldrelay]

Just send it on the high school letterhead, you'll probably still get in.

 

[LutGholein]

PCOM is probably the only school of the many DO/MD schools that will make this an issue. Out of the many schools I applied to last year PCOM was the only one who informed me that one of my letter writers didn't have a letterhead.

I think you'll be okay with most schools not bringing this up

 

[myinitialsR_DR]

None of my recommenders were at my undergrad institution any longer. I think the letter just needs to be on SOME letterhead (gives credibility to the letter). Your writer can state in the letter something like, "I taught John Brown at X University during the spring of 2006."