<p>So on the UPenn website it says that an applicant requires at least 2 teacher recomnedations and a guidance counselor one. However, can we also get reference letters from other sources for applying to UPenn? (university profs, pastors, etc.) If so, where would we attach those in common app?</p>
<p>Also, on a side note, for teacher reference letters in common app, is it ok if the teacher just writes the reference letter directly in the space provided (it's several paragraphs long). Or would it seem better if there was actually an uploaded letter, because that'd be sort of redundant...</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I have the first question answered. But 2nd question still remains…thanks everyone!</p>
<p>In my school, we gave our recommendation letters to the guidance office along with other necessary paperwork and they sent all that to the college for us. Does your school have a similar system? Otherwise, it should be acceptable to send some of your application (the common app, of course) online and some (teacher recs) via snail mail. I think there’s also a way to inform the college that your teacher will send the rec letter through email… but I went through the admissions process a year ago and can’t really remember. xD</p>
<p>If you feel uncomfortable with any of that, you could always send your entire application via snail mail.</p>
<p>Hey thanks for the reply. But what I meant was…on the common app, I can invite teachers, and they can directly upload a recommendation letter into their account. However, before that, there’s a blank for teachers to write any extra comments. Does it matter if the teacher puts the letter directly into the blank (it fits several paragraphs) rather than uploading seperately (as this would be redundant)?</p>