Disadvantages of Waiving ur Right to see LORs
The other day I was reading about black-holes and how things never come out from them, including light - and somehow writing about waiving LORs reminds me of them ;-) - you will see why.To 'waive' is to forgo, forfeit or give up or 'waving goodbye to'... While waiving your right to see those letters of recommendation has its merit of adding more authenticity to the document, there are some technical disadvantage it puts a candidate in, because, you do not get them back ...
Quoting ECFMG on this : "If you waive your right to view a Letter of Recommendation (LoR), that letter is not eligible to for return via the ECFMG Return of Document Service"
And here are the problems that you should scratch your head over, before deciding to waive your rights:
1. You won't get them back for the scramble - though you may apply to programs via ERAS and still be able to use those letters
2. You won't get them back and you will not be able to reuse them again for the next match season. Thus in case one does not match or does not succeed in the scramble either, a new letter of recommendation will have to be produced for the next match.
If you still wish to keep themn waived, a way around the problems above would be to have your writer write the LORs for you in 2 copies, if he or she is willing to give you sealed copies in addition to sending one to ECFMG-ERAS. So, in case you have to scramble, you can open the 2nd copy and use it for faxing, if needed. Also, you will have an option of using the same second copy for the next match in the 'un-waived' form.
Note that even for LORs that were not waived, the Return of Document service cannot guarantee giving you the documents back in time for the scramble - you must therefore make photocopies of all your documents (with unwaived rights to see of course) before submitting them to ECFMG-ERAS. This is because, as far as faxing is concerned - faxing an orginal is as good as faxing the photocopy, since its always a photocopy that is received at the other end.
[ (Whisper) I could not believe my ears when someone I know believed that the actual document itself was transmitted via fax instead of its copy....he he ;-)]
Also Read:
- Letter of Recommendation Basics for Residency Match
- Sample LORs
- ECFMG Warning over fake LORs fraud
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posted by Digitaldoc, MD at 6:59 AM
Comments on "Disadvantages of Waiving ur Right to see LORs"
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Digitaldoc, MD said ... (January 25, 2008 9:29 PM) :
Post Your Comment !Does the date on the lor matter??? coz i left my country 6mongths ago and took my lors then and i might apply for match of 2009/2010...
It would be great to have the LORs dated within a year of the month you apply - but there have been people with interviews even after some of their LORs were two years old. But more recent is always preferable
thanx a lot. Feels like this yr the interview season has been pretty cold for our desi imgs...is tht true or just an illusion? all ppl i know have been getting very few interviews even with double99 scores...something like 4-5 interviews..is it having a downward trend now?
At least thats what the vibes look like - but then there could a lot more IMGs in the game too and most of them applying to a lot more programs than the last year.
There surely has been an increase in American Medical grads without a matching increase in number of residency spots.
The trend however can only be commented on with surety after NRMP releases the match data for 2008
i am unfortunate person who didn't receive any ivs.....n my question sure sounds funny but tell me...do i need to be involved in match...i mean since i have nothing to do with match now this year....do i have to perform any formalities in match???
n now the more important thing...what should i do/plan things this year to get match next year???my scores are-s1-93,ck-83,cs passed.
waiting eagerly for ur reply.
Hi, yes - without interviews there will be no Rank Order lists hence you will not be participating in the match as such. However, registering for the match is advisable so that you can be on the post match scramble
For the next match:
1. Long term US clinical experiences
2. Research might be a good thing to invest time in if the place is reputed and publishing possibilities are high - but there
3. Backups in your home country are always advisable - remember you can always come back to the US later after a residency for either a residency or a direct fellowship