<p>Or can it be sent later?</p>
<p>Also, can it be typed?</p>
<p>By January 1st to be safe. US Post office is closed New Year's day It can be typed.</p>
<p>Yup, but handwritten gives it more of a personal touch. And I suggest you take your time. As Michele Hernandez noted in one of her books, it takes weeks (?) to process all the mail that comes in, so if it is a few days late, it won't be missed.</p>
<p>mine was typed.</p>
<p>Man, I wouldn't send anything handwritten. Why make it any harder on the adcoms?</p>
<p>Slightly related, my post office got stupid and sent me back the peer rec I wrote for my friend (and mailed on December 28) two days ago, saying the address was wrong. I check it again, and it was MOST DEFINITELY right. Anyway, I resent it, along with a note explaining why the rec was late. This won't hurt the person I wrote the rec for, will it? He doesn't even know it happened... I don't want to stress him out over it.</p>