<p>Hi! :)</p>
<p>I'm a bit unsure about some of the CA stuff.
If I have a teacher writing two seperate recommendation letters, how can I use both of them in CA? I want a certain one to go to a specific college, and another one that's just general. If this isn't possible, would I be able to send in the recommendation/evaluation through the mail while I do the rest of the app through CA? The colleges this teacher would be evaluating me for requires two teacher recs, so would I be able to send one online and another through mail? Or would both have to be online or through mail?</p>
<p>Also, when you invite a teacher to CA, can they see where you are applying to/which colleges you assigned their recommendation to? What exactly can they see about your application?</p>
<p>Oh, and when submitting your application, do you have to submit everything (application, supplement, school forms) all at once? What if your teachers don't do the recommendation/evaluation in time? Are you still able to submit if they haven't finished?</p>
<p>Last question: What exactly consists of an "academic subject"? The major academic courses (english, math, science, social studies, foreign language)? Does it include a broader range, such as electives?</p>
<p>Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance! :]</p>
<p>Okay, you have quite a few. I’ll take a crack at it:</p>
<p>1) If you want to use the same teacher for 2 different recommendation letters, you will need 2 different email addresses for that teacher. The other option is the ask the teacher not to write a rec for a specific school.</p>
<p>2) The teacher can choose to submit online or hardcopy, but they are still identified in the common app as one person associated with an email address.</p>
<p>3) Once you identify the 2nd teacher, that teacher can also choose to submit your recommendation online or hardcopy. Both teachers don’t have to use the same method.</p>
<p>4) The teachers may be able to see the first college you apply (this I am not sure) but they don’t see your full list. Once they submit a recommendation online, the common app has that recommendation and you can then add that teacher to each different school that you want to associate with that teacher.</p>
<p>5) You can submit your application once you have identified the teacher and associated them with your school by adding them. Some schools won’t let you hit submit until your supplement is submitted first. You don’t have to wait until the teacher has actually responded. Once they’ve responded online, you will see that their recommendation is submitted a specific date. Once you have sent in your application, you will see that the college downloaded the recommendation on a certain date. Hardcopy is different; once you give a teacher the hardcopy teacher eval form and envelop with your school’s address, you can’t track it unless the school has an application status website that you can log into to check.</p>
<p>6) Academic subjects are usually english, math, science, social science and foreign language. If you are majoring in a math- or science-based major, they may ask that your two subjects be math and science. (Engineering, for example) Don’t waste your teacher rec on an elective … at selective and highly selective schools that won’t fly.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Oh wow, thank you so much! Your reply was really helpful and I appreciate you taking the time to reply. :)</p>
<p>Going off of what was said…</p>
<p>If I were to sign up the same teacher with two different emails, how do I tell which rec is which if all I see is their name (when choosing each teacher eval. per school)? This option is looking pretty appealing right now. </p>
<p>Also, if the college I was applying to said they wanted everything by a certain date (including teacher recs) and my teacher doesn’t send their envelope until after the deadline, would that be held against me? This hasn’t happened, but I’m just kind of worrying about things and wondering what would happen if something like this did occur.</p>
<p>Again, thanks in advance!</p>
<p>You would want to name the teacher slightly differently so you could tell them apart. For example, Jonathan Smith and Jon Smith. You should give your teacher at least 3 weeks notice, and 4 if during the holidays. You can’t control when your teacher responds, but their submission of a recommendation should be as close to the deadline if not earlier. Most schools won’t hold a week delay against you, but some will, so do everything you can to get your teacher the recommendation request as soon as possible.</p>