should i email prof after i send the pharmcas reference request?

[wannagetinsobad]

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yes or no? if not, when should i email them???

 

[Lid04pp1]

Yes, I would email the prof. Make sure tell them to look in the spam inbox too.

 

[smercer]

or you could swing by their office and see if they need anything else from you for the reference

 

[DrDrugs2012]

or you could swing by their office and see if they need anything else from you for the reference

THIS.
DO THIS.

Personal interactions always help your letter.... assuming of course that the professor doesn't dislike you or think poorly of you for some reason in which case why are you getting a letter of recommendation from them?

Which brings me to the point I always make every year.

It is woefully poor to ask a professor or manager (or anyone): "Do you think you would be able to give me a letter of recommendation for _______?"

What you should be asking is "Do you think you would be able to give me a favorable letter of recommendation for _______?"

I can't tell you the number of letters I have read where the reference does NOT recommend the student. Comical for admissions committees to read... and believe me, they have a chuckle when it happens. But they will deny you even if you have a 4.0/99th if they get a letter spelling out reasons why the school shouldn't accept you.

 

[henryharry]

What does the eLOR look like? I have heard others post that their references uploaded a letter for them. From the link below, the eLOR looks like a few questions ranking the applicant and additional space for comments (strengths and weaknesses of applicant). It doesn't really look like a recommendation letter or is the comment section considered a recommendation letter? Just would like to know this before I email my references. Thanks!

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