verde Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 I was informed by my referee that he mailed my letter to ORPAS in late November, however, the status on ORPAS is still outstanding. Has this ever happened to anyone? Could my letter have been lost in the mail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmarshmallow Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Was it by recommended mail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OThopeful18 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Can your referee re-send the reference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptguy5 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Hi verde, My experience last year was that opras was very slow in processing reference letters. Mine (and if you look back on this board, others as well) were still marked as 'not received' past the final acceptance date. I called, and was told they are working their way through the pile and IF it was at their office, it was considered within the accepted time frame. My advice is to call them. They will likely tell you they are backed up. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verde Posted December 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Hi verde, My experience last year was that opras was very slow in processing reference letters. Mine (and if you look back on this board, others as well) were still marked as 'not received' past the final acceptance date. I called, and was told they are working their way through the pile and IF it was at their office, it was considered within the accepted time frame. My advice is to call them. They will likely tell you they are backed up. Hope this helps Thanks for the input! This puts my mind at ease a little I'll be definitely calling ORPAS tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verde Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I spoke to ORPAS today and I was told that due to the holiday season, there might be a delay and I should keep monitoring my status online. I thought mail delivery usually takes 3-4 business days, but it's been almost a month (the letter was sent on Nov 26)! My referee is also out of office until January 4th so I am starting to freak out a little I've never lost anything in the mail, so I hope it gets to ORPAS soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brody Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Last year I had something similar happen with ORPAS. If it hasn't shown up as being received by January 4th I would get your reference to send it again but this time by express post so that you can track it. I am pretty sure that last year they didn't get through the mail until the end of the January so you should be okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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