<p>I checked my status on the websites for Williams and several of the other schools I applied to and it said that I was missing my second recommendation from a teacher. I just found out today that my teacher forgot to send my letters out. She said she'd send them out today, but is it too late?</p>
<p>It shouldn’t hurt you for most colleges. Ask your teacher to note the failure to send on her part.</p>
<p>This kind of thing happens all the time. Colleges don’t usually hold it against the student when schools/teachers mess up.</p>
<p>But, yes, ask the teacher to note that she forgot to send it in.</p>
<p>. . . and I’d call the Admissions Office at Williams to let them know that you’ve asked the teacher to send it in.</p>
<p>Really, if you think about all the students applying to college, all the teachers being asked for recs, and the wide variation in follow-through tendencies among all those teachers, you’ll realize that this is very, very common.</p>
<p>It’s not a big deal. Colleges don’t hold students accountable for teacher’s delays on reccs.</p>
<p>Do remember to give your teacher a nice thank-you note.</p>
<p>Call the schools to apologize and let them know the rec’s coming. Then get your teacher to attach an apology note with it.</p>
<p>Then breathe–you’re not held accountable for your teacher’s mistake.</p>
<p>Thank you so much everyone!</p>