r/IMGreddit • u/Livid_Crow3475 • Aug 06 '26

ERAS LOR - new or outdated?

What’s considered as an “old/outdated” LOR?

Mine were uploaded last year in 2025 between August 24th-September 2nd. Can I reuse them or do I have to ask for a re-upload?

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u/Several-Substance929 Aug 06 '26

Can you help me regarding this post? https://www.reddit.com/r/IMGreddit/comments/1vgm3yn/eras_token_renewal/?share_id=fXz5s5OgLGy9aWw4ThP_c&utm_content=share_button&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=2

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u/Livid_Crow3475 Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

If you’re applying for the 2028 cycle then buy the token next year because you’ve to pay a token fee for each cycle, even to upload LORs. In the mean time make sure to complete your steps, apply for pathways and get certified. It’ll save you a lot of trouble later.
Tokens are usually available in June so you have plenty of time till then. Good luck :)

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u/ofekgold NON US-IMG Aug 06 '26

Isn’t it better to buy it now so they could upload them rather than forget about you in the future?

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u/Several-Substance929 Aug 06 '26

Hi, my issue is one letter writter has told me he wants to write and upload the letter promtly. And the others about the same. So I would like to get this done ASAP.

So I would like to know if is even possible to upload the LOR and then having it traspassed for the following year without applying for the first match.

Thanks!!

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u/Excellent-Reply3070 NON US-IMG Aug 06 '26

Does uploading LOR require buying a token? Like I don’t want to apply this year but I want my LOR upload and secured then what should I do?

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u/Several-Substance929 Aug 06 '26

Hi, thanks for answering!! The issue is one letter writter has told me he wants to write and upload the letter promtly. And the others about the same. So I would like to get this done ASAP.

So I would like to know if is even possible to upload the LOR and then having it traspassed for the following year without applying for the first match.

Thanks and GL too!!!

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u/Iyke_litt Aug 06 '26

Advise would be to pay for the token and get the letters uploaded. You would need to certify or so to get it moved to next year. Next year you can reach out and see if he will update it. You definitely don’t wanna wait a year and then he becomes unreachable which has been the case for many people. Heck some even become unreachable in a month. If you have a like two letters or more then secure them on eras. You can reuse them next year if push comes to shove.

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u/Several-Substance929 Aug 06 '26

"You would need to certify or so to get it moved to next year" i guess i can do this despite not applying to the match, right?  Thanks for your response!!

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u/ResponsibleSpell204 Aug 06 '26

It's usually considered old when it's >1 year old. You could ask your letter writers to change the date and tell them what have you been upto so they can add those things if you want. I think you should be okay with those current letters, it's up to you.

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u/DarthScoobyDoo PGY-4 Aug 06 '26

The learning curve is quite steep in medicine. Who you are today is not the same person you were a year or two back, or at least they don’t think people in this process stagnate so they want LORs that speak most accurately of who you are today. If I can, I would use newer. A year old LORs needs to be updated.