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My referee misread the application instructions and only mailed in the CAF. I checked in with her and she was very apologetic for the error and said she would submit a letter by the end of this week. I advised her to submit a new CAF (with the same assessment) and the letter and I sent a message to OMSAS about this using SAM. My request has been processed but I did not receive any response. I am applying to schools with a >Nov 1 deadline. Should this be fine? I also realized that I gave her my IT login number instead of my OMSAS reference number to include on the letter. Is this OK?

 

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My referee misread the application instructions and only mailed in the CAF. I checked in with her and she was very apologetic for the error and said she would submit a letter by the end of this week. I advised her to submit a new CAF (with the same assessment) and the letter and I sent a message to OMSAS about this using SAM. My request has been processed but I did not receive any response. I am applying to schools with a >Nov 1 deadline. Should this be fine? I also realized that I gave her my IT login number instead of my OMSAS reference number to include on the letter. Is this OK?

 

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Is it mentioned on our OMSAS application webpage whether our referees only submitted the CAF ?

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Is it mentioned on our OMSAS application webpage whether our referees only submitted the CAF ?

 

It is not. If you call OMSAS and talk to the processing department they will be able to tell you this information if you explicitly ask. I found out because my referee emailed me saying they had submitted "the form" and I followed up from there.

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My referee misread the application instructions and only mailed in the CAF. I checked in with her and she was very apologetic for the error and said she would submit a letter by the end of this week. I advised her to submit a new CAF (with the same assessment) and the letter and I sent a message to OMSAS about this using SAM. My request has been processed but I did not receive any response. I am applying to schools with a >Nov 1 deadline. Should this be fine? I also realized that I gave her my IT login number instead of my OMSAS reference number to include on the letter. Is this OK?

 

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Wait - is the OMSAS reference letter supposed to be on the letter? Is it fine if the letter and the CAF are mailed in the same envelope together without there being a reference number on the letter? 

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Wait - is the OMSAS reference letter supposed to be on the letter? Is it fine if the letter and the CAF are mailed in the same envelope together without there being a reference number on the letter? 

The CAF includes all of the identifying information necessary for OMSAS to link the paper CAF + letter to applicants (granted they are received in the same envelope). I could be wrong but I think the reason why docmm is referring to a "reference number" is because he or she now may need to link additional documentation to already received documents and the SAM communication system likely provided a reference number to acknowledge receipt of the request through the system. 

 

In short, don't worry! There is no additional "reference number" for referees to include/record with their completes CAF and accompanying letters. The CAF has our OMSAS IDs in the header. :)

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Thanks for asking this question. I am having the same issue, my referee thought she could send the letter later. I would be apprciated if you could update what OMSAS said. I am calling them tomorrow.

 

My referee misread the application instructions and only mailed in the CAF. I checked in with her and she was very apologetic for the error and said she would submit a letter by the end of this week. I advised her to submit a new CAF (with the same assessment) and the letter and I sent a message to OMSAS about this using SAM. My request has been processed but I did not receive any response. I am applying to schools with a >Nov 1 deadline. Should this be fine? I also realized that I gave her my IT login number instead of my OMSAS reference number to include on the letter. Is this OK?

 

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Thanks for asking this question. I am having the same issue, my referee thought she could send the letter later. I would be apprciated if you could update what OMSAS said. I am calling them tomorrow.

 

I called them. They said it's no problem. 

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