My winter break started really early this year on 12/14 and like an idiot I waited until the Wednesday of the week before we got out to turn in my letter of rec. info form for my counselor to make me out as a good human being. He still hasn’t wrote my letter and I just sent him an email only to get an automated response back saying that counselors won’t be checking emails or writing letters of rec. until January 7th. So now the big question. How can I fix this, if at all, or at least do something so I can turn in my applications that are due January 1st?
Of course he still hasn’t written your letter. He has lots and lots and lots of other letters in the pile ahead of yours.
You can’t fix this on his end. He tried like crazy to get all the apps ready before break, and will probably go in a few times during his vacation to pick up the slack for the kids who desperately want him to go the extra mile for him, even though they chose not to make this a priority over the past 3.5 months.
But know that he has a family too. He has other obligations too. He may be going away for the break. He may have a spouse and or kids and or parents and or siblings who want to see him over this break too.
In short, all you can do is to submit your part of the applications, and hope that you were the only one in your school who waited far, far beyond the last minute.