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hey guys - i just got an e-mail from pitt about mstp. they said you have to include that cover letter from each recommender to get your app complete. i e-mailed a guy there, dan papula, who was really prompt and friendly but said the following: "The reason that we require the cover letters is more for the category
rankings that are on them. We like to have an exact form for each applicant
so that we have a means of comparison. Please try your best to get two of
your recommenders to fill these out. Your application will go through the
preliminary reviews without them, so the timing of their arrival is not
extremely urgent. We do require them, however. "
i absolutely cannot get 2 of my main recommenders to fill it out (out of the country for an extended period) for a looong time. should i even bother applying to pitt then? i like the school a lot - but if they will not consider me 'cause of this then there is no point.
the general consensus for other schools was that it wasn't requisite to get these cover letters right? ach. logistics.
-jot
rankings that are on them. We like to have an exact form for each applicant
so that we have a means of comparison. Please try your best to get two of
your recommenders to fill these out. Your application will go through the
preliminary reviews without them, so the timing of their arrival is not
extremely urgent. We do require them, however. "
i absolutely cannot get 2 of my main recommenders to fill it out (out of the country for an extended period) for a looong time. should i even bother applying to pitt then? i like the school a lot - but if they will not consider me 'cause of this then there is no point.
the general consensus for other schools was that it wasn't requisite to get these cover letters right? ach. logistics.
-jot