Quick Question: Assigned the wrong LOR in AMCAS

[SaintJude]

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Accidently assigned the wrong LOR in AMCAS to one school. At the time, I hadn't seen their requirement about 2 science LORs. Should I just add a (4th) letter to AMCAS?

Does anyone have a suggestion what to do?

Thanks

 

[Jepstein30]

Accidently assigned the wrong LOR in AMCAS to one school. At the time, I hadn't seen their requirement about 2 science LORs. Should I just add a (4th) letter to AMCAS?

Does anyone have a suggestion what to do?

Thanks

add a 4th letter.

if the school explicitly states they only want 3 letters then email them. otherwise, don't worry about it.

 

[SaintJude]

ah, darn, the school says they only want 3 letters. I'll e-mail them then..

Oh no, I hope this doesn't end up looking to bad. I guess, it is what it is.

Edit: Wait, do I say "I accidently assigned the wrong LOR." that sounds so dumb (i know, this is so stupid but I'm about done with this process..)

 

[Jepstein30]

ah, darn, the school says they only want 3 letters. I'll e-mail them then..

Oh no, I hope this doesn't end up looking to bad. I guess, it is what it is.

just email them and tell them which letters you wish for them to evaluate.

 

[SisterDisco08]

You can always phrase it like "I would like to change the letters I have assigned on AMCAS", no need to say "accident"

 

[SaintJude]

just email them and tell them which letters you wish for them to evaluate.

Ok, right. Does something like this work?

I assigned the incorrect letter of recommendation to the AMCAS and so, in order to fulfill the requirement for science faculty, please ask that you evaluate the letter written by Dr. X in place of that written by Mr. X.

Sincerely,

st.jude

Does that sound too unfriendly?

 

[SisterDisco08]

I would go with something more like:


Dear Whoever,
I hope that this message finds you well. While I understand that the application season is a very busy time for your office, I am wondering if you might be able to honor a small request? In light of the requirement of two letters of recommendation from science faculty, I would like to change the letters of recommendation assigned to my AMCAS application to ensure that the letter written by Dr. X is evaluated, as opposed to the letter written by Mr. Y. Thank you for your time, I greatly appreciate it.

Sincerely,

st.jude

 

[SaintJude]

Oh, perfect. Thank you!

 

[Jepstein30]

I would go with something more like:


Dear Whoever,
I hope that this message finds you well. While I understand that the application season is a very busy time for your office, I am wondering if you might be able to honor a small request? In light of the requirement of two letters of recommendation from science faculty, I would like to change the letters of recommendation assigned to my AMCAS application to ensure that the letter written by Dr. X is evaluated, as opposed to the letter written by Mr. Y. Thank you for your time, I greatly appreciate it.

Sincerely,

st.jude

make sure to include your amcas ID