<p>the common app makes it seem mandatory, but whenever i talked to my guidance counselor they have said </p>
<p>"don't worry i will handle everything, just hand me your teachers letters of reccomandation and thats all they need to do, and ill just mail them with your transcripts"</p>
<p>is this true or will i be penalized for not sending in "teacher evaluation forms" as well</p>
<p>You will not be penalized. However, you still must go through the invitation process within your application (School Forms page). If you try to submit an application without inviting those teachers, you will receive an error message.</p>
<p>PS - Since you already have paper recommendations, invite your teachers without their email address. This will save you some time.</p>