Sending in additional LOR post secondary

[joeception]

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I just received 2 more great LOR and I was wondering if I can send them to schools that are recitative to updates and to the schools I have not yet reached the LOR limit. My question is though if my sending in more LOR if it will drop of application lower on the pile to be reviewed for an interview

 

[joeception]

So you are submitting 2 more letters into an already complete file and therefore are telling the school that you want these reviewed and made part of the process.

So 4 things can happen in decreasing likelihood of happening

1) The letters will be appended to your completed file where there is a minor chance that may only be looked at during adcom review, but will not be fully evaluated
2) the letters will be fully evaluated now and thus requiring to delay your review by adcom to minor extent
3) the letters will be fully evaluated and will put you at the bottom of the review pile
4) the school wont add them to the file

Adding letters into a workflow of several thousand applications will either have little influence or delay your review or both

Thank you for the reply, I will probably not submit the letters then for schools that having rolling admissions to avoid any delays.

 

[gyngyn]

Thank you for the reply, I will probably not submit the letters then for schools that having rolling admissions to avoid any delays.

The delay is not because of rolling admissions.
The difference between rolling and delayed decision is when they inform you.

 

[joeception]

As above, the process of screening, evaluation, II, and final adcom review of thousands of applications operates the same at all schools, rolling admissions or not. By the time adcoms are reviewing an application they are primarily relying the evaluation and interview "summary" sheets and wont be examining the application itself. And a warning, while some schools encourage updates by the applicant, sending in a third party LOR directly to the school by the applicant can raise suspicions and would be out of the AMCAS process that schools must abide by.

Thank you for clearing that up. I would definitely be utilizing AMCAS to add any letters and not directly submit them. I think I will hold off on adding any letters for the schools I am completed at, but if I add any more schools I will include them.

 

[Goro]

More is not always better

 

[lord_leonan]

@Goro @gonnif

I didn't realize schools looked at updates like a new letter of rec in this way. What if a paper that I'm 2nd author on was just published (2 days ago). Would this be worthy of updating schools that I haven't heard back from? In my primary app, I had the paper as "under review" under one of my research activity entries. But now it's officially published. Thoughts?? Will it make a difference? I have some IIs from great schools, but I haven't heard back from others that have been releasing IIs for weeks now. I was complete at the schools very early. Thanks!

 

[MonkeyArrow]

@Goro @gonnif

I didn't realize schools looked at updates like a new letter of rec in this way. What if a paper that I'm 2nd author on was just published (2 days ago). Would this be worthy of updating schools that I haven't heard back from? In my primary app, I had the paper as "under review" under one of my research activity entries. But now it's officially published. Thoughts?? Will it make a difference? I have some IIs from great schools, but I haven't heard back from others that have been releasing IIs for weeks now. I was complete at the schools very early. Thanks!

They don't. This guy was specifically asking about "updating" with new LORs. A true update letter is different. I would send this update letter to any schools that accept them, although isn't it a bit too early to be sending updates?

 

[lord_leonan]

They don't. This guy was specifically asking about "updating" with new LORs. A true update letter is different. I would send this update letter to any schools that accept them, although isn't it a bit too early to be sending updates?

Yes, I know it's very early. But I was file complete at a few schools in early July that have been sending IIs. Was thinking of updating them this coming week? They all accept updates (Pitt, Mich, UChicago).

 

[Dr. Stalker]

OP - I would save the LoRs for later on the cycle. Most interview invitations are decided by a number of other factors, but heavily emphasize MCAT, GPA, AMCAS, Secondaries, and your Committee Letter.

That wins an applicant the interview.

However, by saving them, you may garner an interview invitation anyway, and get waitlisted. Now that's a good time to send these updates! Compared to other letter's of updates:

"I started volunteering"
"I shadowed a new doctor"
"Did I tell you I'm in a new lab??"
"Please let me in, I really want to go here" <-- Nobody likes beggars.

Your new letters of rec will carry immense weight at that stage (post-interview, that is.)

 

[deleted1021716]

I want to submit a post secondary LoR from my employer so I was calling schools this morning and for those that accepted them said I can either send it in via AMCAS or I can use one of my updates..

Is there a difference to how soon they'll see it? I don't really care (nor do I think they do) about the formality of it at this point, but I'd like to demonstrate persistence..