Sending Letters of Rec

[crazygal]

Hey all,

Just a quick question.....Is it okay to send letters of recommendation to schools before you get the secondary? Of course, I mean schools that don't pre-screen. I applied to nearly 20 schools, and our pre-health office makes us release letters in person, so it's getting a little old making a trip over there almost every day. I'm just wondering if I could just send all the rest of my letters out.

Thanks for the help!

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[UseUrHeadFred]

Gosh, I wouldn't want to take the chance in them getting lost. You know they probably just have a minalla folder that says "no matching applicant" on it. If your letters go in there, who knows if they'll ever come out again.

Just my opinion.

 

[sfbear]

Yep, I'd wait until you hear from them - they might not have processed your AMCAS yet and then you'll just have to send them again.

 

[Dr.LeoSpaceman]

Yep, I'd wait until you hear from them - they might not have processed your AMCAS yet and then you'll just have to send them again.

Call and find out. However, if you have been invited to complete a secondary, chances are that they have a folder for you and it would not hurt to get them there ASAP. But like I say, call the schools and find out.

 

[UCLAstudent]

If you haven't been invited, don't do it. Some schools will destroy your letters if they haven't been requested. It's okay to send letters before submitting the secondary, but I wouldn't do it before being invited.

 

[Senor.Frog]

To all of the schools I've applied, 30, I've done 28 secondaries. Even before receiving 1 secondary I sent out my LORs. So far so good, no LORs have been lost and it has significantly speeded up my completion time. For example, I was invited for Creighton and after sending my secondary I was complete in 1 week. But maybe its only been my luck, can't really say what others have experienced with this matter.