<p>Hi,
I know that professors usually fill out one rec form and photocopy it and send it to each college. I just want to know if they are supposed to photocopy an unsigned form and then sign each form individually, or photocopy a signed form and send it?
Thanks.</p>
<p>anyone?</p>
<p>I just needed to know cuz my professor is a bit confused…</p>
<p>Sorry to hijack this thread but i have another question to ask about the process of sending rec letters.</p>
<p>Do professors have to mail the sealed rec letters by themselves? Or can I receive the rec letters from the professors and mail them myself instead? Does having to translate the rec letters to English change anything? Thanks!</p>
<p>You photocopy the filled out form.</p>
<p>dreamhigh91, why isn’t the recommendation in English in the first place?</p>
<p>Because I go to a college outside the US</p>
<p>g_mainak why doesn’t your professor ask his colleagues instead of his student? If I didn’t know I’d rather be safe than sorry and sign each form.</p>
<p>dreamhigh typically the whole idea is that you are not supposed to see the letters before he sends them. You give him the addressed envelopes or if he wants to use the college’s envelopes then you give him the addresses. In my opinion it would be highly inappropriate for you to translate the letters since you could write whatever you wanted. Perhaps another member of the faculty who speaks english could translate for him without your involvement.</p>
<p>^I’m having the recommendation letter translated by a translation agency. Can someone answer my question please? Do professors have to mail the recommendation letters directly to colleges? Or can the professors hand me the recommendation letters (sealed in envelopes) for ME to send to colleges?</p>
<p>1) The professors can give you the letters in sealed envelopes. They should sign across the seal of the envelope so that it will be obvious if it has been tampered with. That way you can send your whole package to the colleges/universities, and it is less likely that the pieces will get lost.</p>
<p>2) It is nice to have them translated by an agency! I know lots of students who have had to either write the letters in English themselves according to what the prof. had to say, or who have had to do their own translations. </p>
<p>3) Don’t worry if you know what the letter says. That’s OK too. Lots of recommenders discuss the content of the letters with the students before they write them. Some even give the students copies to keep for themselves!</p>