Does it demonstrate insecurity if you do not sign the waiver on the teacher rec form?

Applying to College
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Does it demonstrate insecurity if you do not sign the waiver on the teacher rec form?

Should I sign it or not?

My teacher are giving me excellent Recommendatiosn.

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<p>Yeah, sign it.</p>

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<p>it also means the schools are going to discount it big-time if not signed</p>

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<p>I see!</p>

<p>I am going to sign it!</p>

<p>Can anyone give more insight on that?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Totally aside from how it might look to colleges, how does it look to the person writing your recs? Think of your signature on the form as a courtesy to them, giving them your permission to speak freely. I frequently write letters for students. I never say anything bad, and I usually give the student a copy of the letter when it is finished. But I would have serious pause if a student refused to sign the waiver. If you do not trust the recommender enough to let them do it however they wish, then maybe you shouldn't be asking them for a letter.</p>

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<p>The common app doesn't have a place to sign to waive your rights. So I guess the colleges dont know if you read it or not.</p>

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<p>following texas137's lead I would ask you two questions.</p>

<p>First, switch roles with the teacher ... a student comes to you and asks you for a recommendation and also says ... I had a choice of making your recommendation confidential or of letting me review the recommendation ... I chose to be able to see your recommendation. IF you were the teacher would you view the student's choice as a good thing or a bad thing? Might this choice affect the recommendation?</p>

<p>Second, take the role of an admissions officer at your first pick school. You recieve two references from the same teacher ... one which the student signed a waiver so the teacher knew their input was confidential .. and one which the student chose to not sign the waiver so the teacher knows the content may be reviewed by the student. If you are the adcom person do you view these recommendations the same or do you give more weight to one?</p>

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<p>rhetorical. but it drives home the point. sign it to show confidence in your rec writers. if you're worried that they may not write favorably about you, then that's a good sign you shouldn' be asking them.</p>

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<p>the common app does not have a field to sign a to waive right?</p>

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<p>My MOTHER told me not to sign the waiver...I had no idea what to do so I just listened to mommy. Then my teacher took me aside and told me I should sign it because 'admissions officers will look at this and think you are so confident and chummy with me that you have no worries, they won't take it as seriously.'
I felt dumb...then I signed it. Then she said that she had nothing but good things to say about me, and that she only wanted me to look good for admissions. She let me read the rec letter before putting it into the envelope and sealing it and handing it back to me to send to the school.</p>

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<p>No...but it is clear that the common ap teacher recommendation form gets mailed directly to the college.</p>

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<p>yeah!</p>

<p>I think it used to have a field</p>