Submitting Secondary app and fee before Reccomendations come in?

[BergXK]

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Hey Guys, I have a quick question and I'm sorry if its been asked already.

I was verified mid September and have received all my secondaries by now. I just finished my committee interview with my undergrad school last week and have just been informed my composite letter has been completed and it will take about a week to get everything processed.

My question is should I hold off until AMCAS receives my letters before submitting my 2ndary fees and applications? I have them all ready written but I have just been saving money so I can pay for it all, I should have enough by my next paycheck. I've read on the forums in the past that they don't bother looking at your application until everything is completed. Would it be a big deal if I waited for my recs to come in before submitting my application or vice versa submitting my supp apps before my recommendations?

Thanks a lot!

 

[Dr McSexy]

AFAIK, most schools will not take any action on your application until it's considered complete. Who knows, you might fare better if you submitted a portion earlier, so they can process some information and when they get LORs they can just add it to your file.

Though, I can't imagine it making that much of difference at this point in the cycle.

 

[bellakk]

I think you should submit whatever part of your application you have completed at this time. If your secondaries are completed first, submit them, if your letters are completed first submit those. It doesnt matter what order the school recieves stuff, it just needs all of it.
There is just less stuff for you to keep track of if you submit when you're finished as opposed to all at once.