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Letter of Recommendation faxed? ---- URGENT
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:09 pm
by jdhopeful11
Can letters of recommendation be faxed to LSAC? I do not see a fax number anywhere on the website and this is an urgent matter. Can anybody help?
Re: Letter of Recommendation faxed? ---- URGENT
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:09 pm
by NewtonLied
Nope. They have to be mailed.
Re: Letter of Recommendation faxed? ---- URGENT
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:11 pm
by blurbz
NewtonLied wrote:Nope. They have to be mailed.
False. They can be faxed. I don't have the fax number any longer, but all of mine were faxed in. Call LSAC tomorrow morning and ask for it.
Re: Letter of Recommendation faxed? ---- URGENT
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:16 pm
by redraiderette
Happy to pass this along: 215-504-1444 is the fax.
It can be very busy, so just ask your recommenders to make sure they get a confirmation on the fax. Trust me, this saves like 7 days in processing, as mine went up within 24-48 hours from the time they were faxed. Good luck!
Re: Letter of Recommendation faxed? ---- URGENT
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:19 pm
by jdhopeful11
redraiderette wrote:Happy to pass this along: 215-504-1444 is the fax.
It can be very busy, so just ask your recommenders to make sure they get a confirmation on the fax. Trust me, this saves like 7 days in processing, as mine went up within 24-48 hours from the time they were faxed. Good luck!
You're the best.
Re: Letter of Recommendation faxed? ---- URGENT
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:02 am
by NewtonLied
I called LSAC this cycle up to ask if I could have mine faxed and they told me no...
Re: Letter of Recommendation faxed? ---- URGENT
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:04 am
by blurbz
NewtonLied wrote:I called LSAC this cycle up to ask if I could have mine faxed and they told me no...
Weird. I Emailed them this cycle and received a response within 15 minutes that included the fax number...
I guess it depends who answers your question!
Re: Letter of Recommendation faxed? ---- URGENT
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:10 am
by NewtonLied
*sigh* I guess I could have gone complete at my schools 2 weeks sooner and be done by now.
Re: Letter of Recommendation faxed? ---- URGENT
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:11 am
by da87
Yes, you definitely can. My recommenders faxed mine on the same day in January and they both showed up in less than 2 hours. It was amazing. And that fax number listed above is the correct number.
Re: Letter of Recommendation faxed? ---- URGENT
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:16 am
by savesthedayajb
da87 wrote:Yes, you definitely can. My recommenders faxed mine on the same day in January and they both showed up in less than 2 hours. It was amazing. And that fax number listed above is the correct number.
TITCR
Re: Letter of Recommendation faxed? ---- URGENT
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:28 am
by bgdddymtty
If LOR's are faxed, do they have to include the LSAC form?
Re: Letter of Recommendation faxed? ---- URGENT
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:37 am
by im_blue
bgdddymtty wrote:If LOR's are faxed, do they have to include the LSAC form?
yes
Re: Letter of Recommendation faxed? ---- URGENT
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:23 am
by bgdddymtty
im_blue wrote:bgdddymtty wrote:If LOR's are faxed, do they have to include the LSAC form?
yes
Dang. Wish I would have known about this option a couple of weeks ago. My second LOR should still beat my deadlines though. *crosses fingers*
Re: Letter of Recommendation faxed? ---- URGENT
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:43 am
by im_blue
bgdddymtty wrote:im_blue wrote:bgdddymtty wrote:If LOR's are faxed, do they have to include the LSAC form?
yes
Dang. Wish I would have known about this option a couple of weeks ago. My second LOR should still beat my deadlines though. *crosses fingers*
For some reason mailed LORs can take 1-2 weeks after receipt for LSAC to process and post, while faxed LORs typically post within the day. I'm guessing they're content to let mail pile up, but there's no convenient way to store unprocessed faxes.