LoRs, Waive My Rights or Not

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StepTaker

Discussion Starter · Jan 12, 2011

It's has always been noted that "waiving your rights" for the LoR carries an advantage over not doing that with regard to letters of recommendations for residency application.

However, I personally think that not waiving the rights carries significant advantages, these are:

Faster processing time, as the letter writer does not need to write coversheet and DSF and send the letter by himself/herself.
You yourself read the LoR and see if there are mistakes in it, such as the AAMC ID number or the spelling of your name.
In rare instances, the letter writer may actually write bad about you!

Let's see what you think about that?

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alwaysconfused

· #4 · Jan 18, 2011

I did an elective recently and my attending agreed on giving me an LoR...she asked me whether i want to waive my right to see the letter or not....she said that she has served in the selection committee for many residency programs and if u don't waive your right your application is red tagged....I am not applying fr match this year i will do so next year...so I won't have a AAMC ID till next year....now what should I ask her to do?...how can u b sure that the attending will give u a nice letter...n will my asking her not to waive after she has advised me to waive upset her?:scared:

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alwaysconfused

· #6 · Jan 18, 2011

i am doing electives as a student n i have decided to do a year of research before applying.....so when i apply the letter will be a year old...so should I ask them for a LoR right before applying...wont it affect the quality of my LOR coz the wont even remember me and what I did clearly? then what should u I do?

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