When to collect LORs?

[Nontrad_FL_LGBT]

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I am old (not really, just turned 28) and my non-academic references would be from supervisors at work. The trick is, I'm quitting my main job I've been working at for 4 years to focus on pre-reqs so I won't necessarily be as close with these folks in a year or two when I actually need the letter from them. I've already told them of my plans for med school in the coming years and I have the blessing of all my bosses straight up to the CEO.

The letter would be from the VP of Instruction for a web dev bootcamp startup. I have an amazing reputation and regularly get shoutouts from both staff and students, so this letter would be a slam dunk.

If I'm not planning to apply til 2023ish, would it make sense to just get my Interfolio together now and have them future date it?

 

[Catalystik]

I am old (not really, just turned 28) and my non-academic references would be from supervisors at work. The trick is, I'm quitting my main job I've been working at for 4 years to focus on pre-reqs so I won't necessarily be as close with these folks in a year or two when I actually need the letter from them. I've already told them of my plans for med school in the coming years and I have the blessing of all my bosses straight up to the CEO.

The letter would be from the VP of Instruction for a web dev bootcamp startup. I have an amazing reputation and regularly get shoutouts from both staff and students, so this letter would be a slam dunk.

If I'm not planning to apply til 2023ish, would it make sense to just get my Interfolio together now and have them future date it?

They won't future date it. Just get the letter now, store it, and ask them to update the LOR with a new date when you're ready to apply. It's a good idea to warn them ahead of time that you'll be doing that.

 

[voxveritatisetlucis]

Attach it in a letter packet or committee letter with more recent letters. I think 7 of my references were like 3+ years old and 2 were from 2021. The key is that the overall packet was dated 2021. So even if some letters in your packet will be dated, just make sure to also include new ones and make sure that the date on the “deliverable” (packet) is recent