Getting reference letters from CaRMS

[insomnias]

To those who stumble upon this thread later, it's no longer possible to request your letters from CaRMS as per https://carms.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4409984307725-Previously-applicants-were-able-to-request-and-obtain-reference-materials-and-third-party-assessment-information-provided-through-CaRMS-for-their-applications-Why-has-this-changed- because "Referees have also shared that applicants have contacted them after accessing a reference to ask that the referee modify and re-submit it"

[frenchpress]

52 minutes ago, insomnias said:

To those who stumble upon this thread later, it's no longer possible to request your letters from CaRMS as per https://carms.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4409984307725-Previously-applicants-were-able-to-request-and-obtain-reference-materials-and-third-party-assessment-information-provided-through-CaRMS-for-their-applications-Why-has-this-changed- because "Referees have also shared that applicants have contacted them after accessing a reference to ask that the referee modify and re-submit it"

Ooof. That really sucks for the unmatched who benefit from seeing who their most effective references were. 

[Bluberblubo]

15 hours ago, insomnias said:

"Referees have also shared that applicants have contacted them after accessing a reference to ask that the referee modify and re-submit it"

This is why we can't have nice things 

[Haribo7173]

Ffs 

[who_knows]

On 10/30/2021 at 3:31 PM, frenchpress said:

"Referees have also shared that applicants have contacted them after accessing a reference to ask that the referee modify and re-submit it"

So what? Of course people will ask to modify and re-submit, this is a life-long career we are talking about. If a referee refuses, then that's it. But if some referees agree to do it, then what's the problem?

What a sh*t move! 

[BoardManGetsPaid]

RIP..

we got Karen'ed

[dooogs]

This just increases inherent inequality in the game. People with strong connections are more likely to have their referees reveal the letters to them anyway..... we've all heard of people largely writing their own CaRMS letters (at least I have heard of them)

[Findanus]

Are they allowed to do that? Can they just backpedal like that?

 

Wasn't the reason they were doing this legally binding? CaRMS is by no means a charitable organization so I am assuming that providing reference letters to applicants was something their legal team felt was required.