I’ll have to expose my last-minute procrastination with this post lol.
I’m in the process of applying to Amherst ED, and since the Amherst website said that extra rec letters would be accepted to boost the application, I asked two people outside of school (clergy and employer) to write rec letters for me on top of the rec letters I’m receiving from my teachers and counselor.
However, I noticed today that the Amherst Common App page doesn’t have an “other recommenders” option. Though Common App allowed me to invite them, I couldn’t assign them to the school, so I don’t think my outside recommenders received an email yet. Could someone clarify please? Does Amherst actually accept outside recs, and if so, how can I send them to admissions - is there a way to do so through Common App or is there another option? Thank you!