GMOB
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Hi everyone, I thought I would share some advice given to me by 3 M.D.s who are all part of their respective hospitals selection committee: According to them, it is best to waive your LOR if you can. They all agreed that the letter carries more weight. I particularly have "trust issues"  and do not feel comfortable doing so, lol...But just thought I would share with you. Best of lucks this match season!!! 
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| dara_bc2002
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IF the letter was sent directly to ERAS ..it pretty much doesn't matter if you waived or not because you still can't see the letter . So you might as well waive it .
The only issue I have with waiving it ..is that here we are mostly IMGs and we can't be 100 % sure that we will match this year . In case - God forbid ! - someone doesn't match , ERAS will return those LoRs that were NOT waived , and destroy the waived LoRs ..so in a consequent match they can't be used again . Imagine how one would feel to lose his only US LoRs for exemple and try to obtain them all over again for the next year . It's tough .
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| hitesh
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Here's a thought...Even if you dont waive the LoRs , wouldn't you need updated LoRs for the next match season. LoRs should ideally be recent.
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| dara_bc2002
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It should be ..ideally ... But if you live abroad and the attendings in the US ... It's veeeeery hard to get them to do that ....it's hard the first time , let alone a year later ...
Edited by dara_bc2002 on 09/24/08 - 07:39 AM
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| arlete
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I think it all depends on how competitive the program is. The stronger the candidates, the more demanding the PD will be. So I heard a PD say that a strong step 3 score strenghtens the application, but he couldn't care less about the LORs being waived or not. I heard people telling they talked to other PDs that said the opposite (and I believe them).
So, if one didn't send the LORs yet (or didn't even request them), I agree, waive them. I waived all of mine. But if you didn't do it for one reason or another, it's not a big deal. If someone considers your application weaker because the LORs were not waived, frankly, he's just looking for an excuse to choose another candidate over you. I doubt any PD tells the PC: we won't interview the people with non-waived LORs. 
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| GMOB
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Hi everyone, I agree with Arlete and hitesh. Waiving it's ideal, but it's not that big of a deal. dara_bc, my plan B in case I dont match this year, is that i'm also asking for letters with next year's date but they will not say I waived my right. The md's that I work with all agree that a waived letter is "PERCEIVED" a little bit stronger, than a non-waived one. I think this is an interesting discussion, and this is precisely why I posted this. Good Luck!
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| arlete
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My personal experience: a person who's eager to help you for this match will certainly help you one year from now.
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