Where can I keep rotation LoRs until I apply to residency w/o waiving right?

[miamisFinest]

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Hello everyone,

M2 here (please let me know if I should post this elsewhere). There are a few plans/personal things that I'm thinking of doing before I apply to residency (max 2 years delay). What would be a good place to keep rotation LoR AFTER waiving my right to view them?

I could always talk with the attendings but I figured I could ask if there was an alternative first.

Thanks!

EDIT: Please note I WILL waive my right to view them.

 

[NotWayneBrady]

Google Interfolio.

 

[Druggernaut]

You should waive your ability to see all letters of recommendation. If you don't trust the writer to do a good one, you should find a different writer.

 

[pd1112]

ERAS is open for LOR purposes.

 

[miamisFinest]

You should waive your ability to see all letters of recommendation. If you don't trust the writer to do a good one, you should find a different writer.

Sorry I meant AND waiving right. Let me edit that in my post.

 

[miamisFinest]

Google Interfolio.

I spoke with ERAS and they don't have the ability to have a service like Interfolio upload the letters. Do you think I'd be able to have the attendings send the letters to interfolio then when they're ready to upload them, I have interfolio send the letters back to the attendings and the attendings upload them?

ERAS is open for LOR purposes.

I don't think they'd hold on to letters for two years though right?

 

[pd1112]

I don't think they'd hold on to letters for two years though right?

Right. Just for this fall's application.

 

[Bobdabuilda14]

So what do you do? GME's no longer hold on to LOR's for students. Whats bad about not waiving your right and uploading them yourself. Its not like it changes the content of the letter.

 

[Jlaw]

Why are you getting letters as an MS2? And who are you getting them from? Residencies don't give a crap about a letter from an advisor or professor, they want letters from people you worked under in a clinical capacity during 3rd and 4th year. If its someone you are doing research with that may work but assuming you have a long term relationship with them just wait and have them write it when you actually apply.

 

[22031 Alum]

There are a few plans/personal things that I'm thinking of doing before I apply to residency (max 2 years delay).

The first thing to know is, what exactly is your plan? If you are planning to graduate med school, do these personal things, and then enter the match, you will be significantly hurting your prospects of matching. If you are planning to take extra years in med school (i.e. research fellowship, joint degree), then you simply get LORs the year you are applying. You don't need to save them.