Letters of recommendation

[LqdPls]

Is it a requirement to use the SMU forms for letters of recommendation. I asked all of my recommendors to submit letters on my behalf, I hope this is ok.

[opnr2k2]

Thats fine, i sent S.A.E.s to my profs and they sent them directly to smu.
Just make sure you ask your writers early! =)

[LqdPls]

Sorry thats not what I meant. My letters were written many weeks and months ago. So for every application that I complete I request my recommendors to send the same letter. Actually it is their administration that sends out the letter that they have written on my behalf. If I now send to them the SMU official recommendation forms it may take weeks if not months before these forms will be complete. I have already requested three letters to be mailed to SMU, but I have only recently learned about the SMU recommendation forms because I applied online.

[SMU_Information]

THe forms are recommended for the med school, but not required. If the committee needs clarification, they will contact the referrer.

[rifster]

Hi,

I applied as a transfer student for the May 2005 semester through the school's website, however I had another question regarding the application. Will it suffice for my undergrad to just send St. Matthew's my grades or do I have to fill them out also? I wanted to know because I have to still send out my letters of recommendation, my personal statement and a check.

Thank You,
Arif

[SMU_Information]

It never hurts to fill out the blank coursework sections on the application. It helps serve as a check to make sure the admissions staff doesn't miss anything on disparate or poorly printed transcripts.

[JTP73]

It never hurts to fill out the blank coursework sections on the application. It helps serve as a check to make sure the admissions staff doesn't miss anything on disparate or poorly printed transcripts.

For what it's worth: I typed out my grades in a Word doc in table format. I used this for all of the schools with which I applied, and simply attached this with my application writing 'see attached' on that particular application form. It served to several purposes:

(1) To avoid having to use a typewriter
(2) To avoid having to try to write legibly (especially considering my handwriting is poor);
(3) It looks professional;
(4) (Most importantly) it makes your grades easy to read and find.

This worked for me, as I have been accepted and plan to start in May 2005.

JP