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From speaking with previous applicants, I think that's a neurotic inaccurate speculation. They're going to reject someone purely for not bothering them with a simple question? You think that the multiple thousands of applicants who aren't on SDN and don't meet the letter reqs and don't send an email are automatically weeded out? Even if that were true, wouldn't it quickly become common knowledge to every applicant every year? Come one now. It would be much easier to weed people out by glancing at their stats and apps then it would be to try and trap students into not following instructions, plus adding the work of answering thousands of emails asking the same question.
"Neurotic inaccurate speculation" ??? Really? Sorry but you are an idiot if you think that.
The directions in the application explicitly state: "If you are unable to supply the requested recommendations please indicate this in a letter addressed to the Director of Admissions and email to [email protected]."
After emailing the director of admissions asking approval, they send back a PDF titled "In Lieu Letters_PDF" which reads: "Dear _____, I am pleased to report that the letters you wish to supply in
lieu of the required letters are acceptable for application to
Sidney Kimmel Medical College."
So to your original point.... if you apply to SKMC without meeting their LOR criteria, and without an approval waiver in your file, it is completely reasonable to believe that your application will be thrown out. You simply do not meet the school's criteria to apply, same as if you did not fufil a prerequisite course, or do not have a valid MCAT score.
Sometimes it's good to educate yourself before referring to someone's (admitted) speculation as being "neurotic."