<p>I've been looking at the application requirements for the colleges I'll be applying to. They want the Common App, Official Transcript, other normal stuff, and a teacher recommendation. Isn't a teacher's rec already on the Common App? Something I read led me to believe that the rec refers to the Common App one. Or do I need to get separate recommendations?</p>
<p>Most schools that use the Common App will request that LORs also be submitted through the CA web site. Each school will specify how many LOR are required for their application, and these invitations will be available through the CA site. It is always possible to send more LOR (although almost always discouraged by adcoms) by having the recommender send a hard copy through snail mail.</p>
<p>It is worth noting that the CA site allows you to request LOR from different recommenders for different colleges, so you are not locked in to having the same one or two teachers for every application.</p>