Dear Gulshan!
We Should follow instructions given on the ERAS website; Ideally speaking
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but this is real world not a fairy tale and you are not an alice in wonderland
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We have to try for the best possible But We should try that without being obsessed
The guidelines for LOR you know very well and we wont repeat those
We know from experience of previous years that Many IMGs come to US well before the start of match season and they request LORs while being in their home countries somewhere in may, june or even before that so they may have LORs in black ink but that does not matter in the end.
While looking at the LOR the Program directors give weight to these things
1) who has given the recommendation .... if he/she is a big shot and writes few good words about you ... it can help you enter a residency program with ease... we have seen that happening!!!!
2) What is being written in the LOR... if the LOR writer recommends you strongly specially if he has known you for sometime ; it will definitely give you edge over the others
3) Personalized LORs earn you more interviews than general LORs
So stop worrying about ink
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and get to the real business.
GL
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