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Hello,
I'm a graduating senior who was initially planning on taking only 1 gap year and applying this current 2023-2024 cycle. That being said, I've come to the decision to take an additional (2nd) gap year which means I will apply next cycle. Granted that I initially wanted to apply this cycle, I've gotten most of my recommendation letters needed for my university's committee interview (they require 6 total, and I have gotten 5).
Would I need to update my letters of recommendation (specifically their dates) for the 2024-2025 cycle?
The 5 letters are dated between September 2022-April 2023. Of the 5, 3 are professors, 2 are past employers, and my 6th one which to reiterate I can get in 2024 as it has not been submitted to my pre-health office as yet will actually be the doctor I had shadowed during undergrad, but also will be her medical assistant during my gap years. So it will be a nice update letter with a 2024 time stamp on my gap year growth ideally.
I believe the 5 letters are very strong and effective so ideally, I would love to keep them. But not sure if med schools see letters dated a yr earlier as not ideal/a red flag, and I'm not sure if my writers would be willing to re-date letters for me.
I'm a graduating senior who was initially planning on taking only 1 gap year and applying this current 2023-2024 cycle. That being said, I've come to the decision to take an additional (2nd) gap year which means I will apply next cycle. Granted that I initially wanted to apply this cycle, I've gotten most of my recommendation letters needed for my university's committee interview (they require 6 total, and I have gotten 5).
Would I need to update my letters of recommendation (specifically their dates) for the 2024-2025 cycle?
The 5 letters are dated between September 2022-April 2023. Of the 5, 3 are professors, 2 are past employers, and my 6th one which to reiterate I can get in 2024 as it has not been submitted to my pre-health office as yet will actually be the doctor I had shadowed during undergrad, but also will be her medical assistant during my gap years. So it will be a nice update letter with a 2024 time stamp on my gap year growth ideally.
I believe the 5 letters are very strong and effective so ideally, I would love to keep them. But not sure if med schools see letters dated a yr earlier as not ideal/a red flag, and I'm not sure if my writers would be willing to re-date letters for me.
