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dirtyplay28

10/22/07 - 04:28 PM

can i still enter match without them. can u still get interviews ? its very hard for me to ask someone for a LOR when all i did was watch them for a month. i can get 2. but they wont be very long. how does everyone go about this? i graduated in 2003 from FOreign school and didnt realize at the time what a neccessity they were! HELLP please any advice, should i husstle and start working at some local docs offices ? or find an observship. im already in us. are you guaranteed to get a LOR with an observship? thankyou, much much appreciation.

robin082006
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10/22/07 - 04:37 PM

Get LORs from your home country like other people do.

Each of My LOR is only 1/3 page

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dirtyplay28

10/22/07 - 08:47 PM

thanks.im glad to hear yours is also short. i have the one LOR but the 10 lines looks kind of skimpy ,but how much can people write about you when your not fully practicing! thanks again
maybee im making bigger deal out of this than it is

prueba
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10/22/07 - 08:58 PM

dirtyplay28 wrote:
.... its very hard for me to ask someone for a LOR when all i did was watch them for a month. i can get 2. but they wont be very long...

I would ask for those lors...not necessarily waived... they can be the "to whom it may concern" type of letter and you can send them if you feel they are good... Anyways try to complete the requirement of LORs, generally 3... from aywhere. GL.

medicus_81
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10/22/07 - 09:45 PM

hey, I know how hard it is to ask people for LORs but you have to! There are so many candidates like you who have LORs from observerships...Go for it, you have nothing to lose. Later on you can decide whether to use those or not, but 2 letters is better than 0 right? good luck!

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warwick
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10/22/07 - 09:49 PM

..agree..you must get them asap..you will lose IVs if you dont have LORs as they are part of the reqts..GL

dirtyplay28

10/23/07 - 06:36 AM

Thanks guys.! i see now there is really 4 exams! step 1,2,3 and LOR exam. ill just have to accept and do it ! thanks again.

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