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You are all panicking. Take a deep breath. The answer to almost all of the questions on this thread is "it won't matter at all"
Specifically:
No, only date
First, there's no such thing as "downloading". We can review applications online. Sure, PD's can create PDF's of applications and print them out, I guess. No one is doing that from home. And we will keep looking in ERAS for updates esp because we don't get MSPE's until Oct 1.
No, but there literally is no reason to wait until tomorrow. You can add letters at any time. You can update your USMLE / COMLEX at any time. The only thing you can't do once you certify is change your CV/core application, which should be done by now.
Lots of panic in this post. Letters in by the end of the week should be fine. We have 100's of apps to review, we can't see all of them on day 1. USMLE is usually very fast. You are being insane. Calm down. None of your worries in this post are true.
Remind LOR writers - yes, you should have done this 2 weeks ago, but what's done is done.
PS very rough draft - that's on you, not sure why you don't have it done by now. Hard to hold your LOR writers to a higher standard than yourself.
No
Not an issue, don't lose any sleep over this. Happens all the time.
Yes, you can assign letters any time you want. You can switch letters if the letter has not been uploaded. Once an uploaded letter is assigned to a program, that's permanent.
Professional pics are better than random pics IMHO. White coat pic is fine. There is some chance that your ERAS pic will become the pic used in your residency program's system, so be smart.
No, you just assign new documents to programs. So if a new LOR is uploaded, you need to assign it to the programs you want it to go to. If you've assigned the letter and it's not uploaded yet, it will be sent to those programs immediately when available without you doing anything (I think?). You may be getting the NRMP ROL confused -- whenever you edit that, you need to recertify to replace your old list (but that's far in the future, my young padawan)
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@aProgDirector -- When filtering students by date submitted, do you also see what TIME they submitted their applications? For example, tomorrow morning at 9 AM EST is first opportunity to view applications, but how are the students who submit at, say, 8 PM EST viewed? Still in the same overall group of "September 15 applicants?"
No, only date
Good question. Piggybacking on this, do programs actually spend a weekend/Sunday downloading applications? I hope not. My comlex transcript is still shown as processing so I hope they download only Monday.
First, there's no such thing as "downloading". We can review applications online. Sure, PD's can create PDF's of applications and print them out, I guess. No one is doing that from home. And we will keep looking in ERAS for updates esp because we don't get MSPE's until Oct 1.
I too would like to know the answer to this ^^^^
Like, do I really need to submit this application at midnight tonight? For a few reasons, it might be better for me to submit tomorrow night - but is that gonna screw me over?
No, but there literally is no reason to wait until tomorrow. You can add letters at any time. You can update your USMLE / COMLEX at any time. The only thing you can't do once you certify is change your CV/core application, which should be done by now.
So. I don't have my third letter in yet, should be in by Monday or Tuesday. I was told by my school this isn't a huge deal, as long as it's in shortly after you submit and by the time of Dean's letter. I then read people freaking out on this site about not having three in at submission.
It got me thinking, I submitted to programs today, this means that my USMLE transcript probably won't become available until this week. So am I going to get filtered out because my USMLE transcript may not be available immediately at 9 am 9/15?
I can't imagine that this is the case, I know this is a competitive cut throat process. But how insane can this be, that a program would overlook a potential applicant because they don't have their scores to screen them or a third letter (which they probably wouldn't read until an interview anyways) by 9:01 am.
This all just seems so ridiculous.
My 2 cents I guess, which are worth nothing.
Lots of panic in this post. Letters in by the end of the week should be fine. We have 100's of apps to review, we can't see all of them on day 1. USMLE is usually very fast. You are being insane. Calm down. None of your worries in this post are true.
Having a meltdown...PS very rough draft, and only have 1 LOR total and it’s from another specialty (applying FM). No clue when the writers will finish/if they know the deadline.
Thoughts on sending a polite email updating that you submitted your app for ERAS which opens tomorrow (so the letter writers know how urgent it is?)
Remind LOR writers - yes, you should have done this 2 weeks ago, but what's done is done.
PS very rough draft - that's on you, not sure why you don't have it done by now. Hard to hold your LOR writers to a higher standard than yourself.
Any difference between submitting on 15th vs before 15th?
No
Guys, one of the letters of rec I labeled on ERAS was department chair but the letter writer is not department chair but instead a program director. I realized this now after the writer uploaded the letter, but is this a huge mistake? I believe he wrote his title on the actual letter. Should I still send this letter out?
Not an issue, don't lose any sleep over this. Happens all the time.
**urgent request / question***
LOR is still not released in ERAS application. All letter are already uploaded by writers. can the applicant submit today and then the LOR can be released later?
Yes, you can assign letters any time you want. You can switch letters if the letter has not been uploaded. Once an uploaded letter is assigned to a program, that's permanent.
WTF so the consensus is that people are not using white coat photos for ERAS photos? Why did I not know this until now? My school keeps telling us to use white coat photos. Does it really matter that much or do I have to have a photoshoot in my room tonight?
Professional pics are better than random pics IMHO. White coat pic is fine. There is some chance that your ERAS pic will become the pic used in your residency program's system, so be smart.
Is there like an actual recertification button on ERAS? One of the rec letters just came in, but I already applied to programs a couple of hours ago. I assigned the letter that just came in, but is there a "recertify" button or thing I have to do? I remember my Dean telling our class to always "recertify" whenever you upload any additional stuff or programs won't see it or something. Any thoughts?
No, you just assign new documents to programs. So if a new LOR is uploaded, you need to assign it to the programs you want it to go to. If you've assigned the letter and it's not uploaded yet, it will be sent to those programs immediately when available without you doing anything (I think?). You may be getting the NRMP ROL confused -- whenever you edit that, you need to recertify to replace your old list (but that's far in the future, my young padawan)
Perhaps you're out of money?Oh great, my debit card keeps getting denied. It's a mastercard, what the hell is going on!?