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I've never understood how medical schools adcoms can decipher whether or not you have waived your right to view recommendation letters, unless they specifically ask you "yes" or "no" in the application. Of the 14 schools I applied to, nowhere did I see instructions on admissions websites or the application itself on how to waive your right to view the letters. The only instructions I ever saw were that the letters must be on official letterhead and envelopes.
Of course I remember in high school when my teachers and counselors would sign envelope flaps, but that was only with explicit instructions or designated spaces to do so.
I assume secretaries are the ones who open these envelopes and add the letters to our files... with 3 X 2000+ letters coming in, do they really take note of whether the flap is signed?
None of my professors signed the flaps... some letters I have not seen, while with others, the professors shared the contents of their letter with me... some of them even asked for my input on what they had written.
I think this waiver red tape is very arbitrary and should not put an applicant at a disadvantage.
Of course I remember in high school when my teachers and counselors would sign envelope flaps, but that was only with explicit instructions or designated spaces to do so.
I assume secretaries are the ones who open these envelopes and add the letters to our files... with 3 X 2000+ letters coming in, do they really take note of whether the flap is signed?
None of my professors signed the flaps... some letters I have not seen, while with others, the professors shared the contents of their letter with me... some of them even asked for my input on what they had written.
I think this waiver red tape is very arbitrary and should not put an applicant at a disadvantage.