VECollect - Important Info for Future Applicants
If you are planning at some future time to apply to a professional health school (e.g., medical, dental, optometry, podiatry, chiropractic, vet) AND come through the University at Buffalo Prehealth Committee , we are planning to convert to a NEW SYSTEM for the submission of your individual letters of recommendation.
As many of you know, you are required to submit 4-7 individual letters of support for your Prehealth Committee application. To this point, our office has directly accepted and collected such letters for you. As of AUGUST 3, 2009 (tentative date), we are planning to convert to new system whereby you will create a secure account and your evaluators/letter writers will fax or email their letters to centralized letter collection center. If you waive your right of access to your letters (advised), you will not be able to view the content of your letters, but you will be able to regularly check as to how many letters have been submitted for you. You will also be able to see who submitted letters for you and when. This will then allow you to follow-up regarding any missing letters before our stated deadlines.
If you have already requested/arranged to have letters submitted to us in support of a future Prehealth Committee application and instructed your recommenders to send to our office directly that is not a problem. However, any letters you request beginning AUGUST 3, 2009 FORWARD should be sent through the new system.
Please look for future listserv and blog announcement about this conversion and for the instructions as to how to set up your secure, online letter account.
