<p>i've already sent in all my stuff but none of the schools have received either of my teacher recs..... plus i have an additional rec and colleges wont even tell me if they get that....
im really scared one of my teachers will mess up or something. or the person who's writing my additional rec will completely forget since he's a really busy person... is there any way to NICELY ask if they've written it yet? it just feels awkward to send them an email asking cus it feels like i'm telling them to hurry up....</p>
<p>You just ask them. </p>
<p>Dear teacher,</p>
<p>I know how busy you are, so thought I’d follow-up to ask if you’ve sent in my college recommendations yet to xyz colleges. The application deadline is xxxx. If you need another copy of the recommendation letter, please let me know. If you’ve sent them in already, thank you so much [Note – you also should send teachers a handwritten thank-you note after you know they’ve sent the reccs]</p>
<p>Wishing you a happy holiday season,</p>
<p>Your name</p>
<p>I had that problem too.
One of my teachers was delaying the process, so I just got him chocolate and a thank you note and gave it to him. He told me he was working on my app and will have it ready on time. :)</p>
<p>You should know that even if the teacher’s rec are two weeks late, it won’t hurt you. Colleges know that some of this stuff is out of your control.</p>