Question regarding Interfolio

[Nietzsche]

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Hi guys,

I just want to eliminate my doubts. With Interfolio, I can get Professors to e-mail them a letter of rec.and then use Interfolio to mail them to either AMCAS or the schools that I apply to, am I correct in thinking this?

Also, what if I were to get a written letter of rec? Can I just mail it?

Last but not least, let's say if I load up letter of recs for this cycle but decide to re-apply next cycle, will the letters still be in the system and will I be able to use the same letter of recs?

Thanks.

 

[mvenus929]

Yes, using interfolio, professors mail, e-mail, or fax their letters in, and you can send them off to AMCAS or individual schools.

You probably shouldn't get a written LOR directly, because this removes the confidentiality agreement you 'sign' when you add LORs to your interfolio account. If your letter writer wants to mail in a copy of their letter, print out a paper that links their letter to your account and give them a SASE to mail it in.

There's a great deal of discussion about reusing LORs, but if you sign up for more than a year on interfolio, they will remain in the system. This is the case even if you sign up for a year, and renew before your account expires.

 

[greenlinebusco]

What about if your account on interfolio expires and then later down the road you decide you want to use them again. Will you need to re-submit your letters of rec or can they retrive them once you sign up for membership again?