Sending in Recommendation Letter

[Todayismyfuture]

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I'm just wondering whether recommendation letters are to be sent through Pharmcas or a hardcopy of it is sent to the admission office. Thank You in advance.

 

[Swishers]

I had hard copies sent to schools that don't use PharmCAS. The rest were electronic.

http://www.pharmcas.org/applicants/eval.htm

 

[Rouelle]

If the application is submitted through Pharmcas, then almost certainly the LORs should be submitted there too. It could vary with school, so you should check the application info web page of each of the schools you are applying to.

 

[Passion4Sci]

Some schools are very particular about LoRs. Touro, for example, requires LoRs be submitted on professional, departmental letterhead, so your writers have to send hard-copies to PharmCAS (which they then scan and forward with your application). Kind of a pain in the rear IMO. So, yeah, contact each school absolutely.

 

[30Percent]

Some schools are very particular about LoRs. Touro, for example, requires LoRs be submitted on professional, departmental letterhead, so your writers have to send hard-copies to PharmCAS (which they then scan and forward with your application). Kind of a pain in the rear IMO. So, yeah, contact each school absolutely.

I never knew this and never told my LOR writers about submitting a hard copy. I was still accepted to Touro.

I know Western requires hard copies sent directly to the school even though they participate in PharmCAS.

 

[Passion4Sci]

I never knew this and never told my LOR writers about submitting a hard copy. I was still accepted to Touro.

I know Western requires hard copies sent directly to the school even though they participate in PharmCAS.

It says it right on their website.

No specific form is required, though letters should be on professional letterhead.

Source: http://www.tu.edu/departments.php?id=48&page=745

Perhaps they wrote that in there, but don't really enforce it. Nonetheless, it's there, and I would plan for it. Perhaps they just overlooked it for you, because you were a super-stellar candidate, or something. *shrug*

 

[30Percent]

It says it right on their website.



Source: http://www.tu.edu/departments.php?id=48&page=745

Perhaps they wrote that in there, but don't really enforce it. Nonetheless, it's there, and I would plan for it. Perhaps they just overlooked it for you, because you were a super-stellar candidate, or something. *shrug*

I think that only applies if the letter writer sends the LOR directly to the school. If your letter writer submits it through PharmCAS then you don't need a letterhead, but most professors will use one.

 

[Passion4Sci]

I think that only applies if the letter writer sends the LOR directly to the school. If your letter writer submits it through PharmCAS then you don't need a letterhead, but most professors will use one.

Interesting. I e-mailed the admissions coordinator over there to get a clarification on it, so when s/he gets back to me I'll update.