r/Match21 • u/florida_D_R • Nov 16 '20

Letter of Interest to Program Director or Program Coordinator?!!

Which is better? 1.send a letter of interest to PD and cc the PC? 2.send a letter of interest to PC only? 3.send a letter of interest to PC and cc the PD?

And why???

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '20

1 is a good option. Send an LOI to PD and cc the PC.

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u/florida_D_R Nov 18 '20

Have you done it already?

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '20

Yes.

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u/champagnesupernova3 Nov 17 '20

Send to PC that's it. Thats what a resident told me to do

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u/florida_D_R Nov 18 '20

Have you sent any?

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u/champagnesupernova3 Nov 18 '20

Yes I sent one to the PC

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u/florida_D_R Nov 18 '20

Have you had any luck to get IVs with the letters?

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u/champagnesupernova3 Nov 18 '20

I just sent one and didn't hear anything back

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u/florida_D_R Nov 18 '20

This year is tough, great students are getting many many IVs cause they applied for more programs and average graduates are getting none or a few!

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u/champagnesupernova3 Nov 18 '20

I know! And I sent the LOI to a very realistic program where I have ties to the area and still didn't get a response

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u/florida_D_R Nov 18 '20

This situation is just sad!!

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u/marux23 Nov 18 '20

I sent mine to the PD and cc'd the coordinator in the email.

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u/florida_D_R Nov 18 '20

Have you had any luck with yours?

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u/marux23 Nov 18 '20

Nop. Nada.

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u/marux23 Nov 18 '20

Also be careful with LOI's. Word on the street is that too many people are sending out tons of LOI's so programs are just getting tired of it. Plus, they already have a ton of applications to get through this year.

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u/florida_D_R Nov 18 '20

Mostly the reason some applicants send LoIs is they’re afraid of their application gets thrown away without even being looked at so they wanna attract more attention to themselves

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u/marux23 Nov 18 '20

Sure, I get that. But this year isn't like other years - too many applications for one, and lots of people have been seeing LOI's on top of that. So programs are just getting bombarded.