<p>I forget to sign the FERPA Waiver on one of my teacher recommendations.</p>
<p>I had two teachers write me recommendations. I signed it for one teacher, but I totally forgot to sign it for the other teacher.</p>
<p>Is it important?</p>
<p>What happens if I don't sign the FERPA Waiver?</p>
<p>It can make the admissions committee raise an eyebrow–wonder why you didn’t sign it. It’s really not that big of a deal though.</p>
<p>Chances are it won’t make or break an admissions decision.</p>
<p>^bump</p>
<p>Is it important though?</p>
<p>At worst it tells the adcom that you weren’t confidant in this teacher giving you a strong letter of rec, so you asked them to see it before it was sent to them (which is usually why you wouldn’t sign).</p>
<p>I did the same, except I made in clear that I would not sign the waiver. My teachers now want to pull back their recommendations, and the college office is refusing to send the ones I have. Now I have to scramble to get new teacher recommendations.</p>
<p>my school doesn’t let kids sign the waiver-we all have to see our recs</p>
<p>we got kids into Penn, Princeton and Cornell no problem</p>
<p>I’m guessing that is Penn State and not University of Pennsylvania? I distinctly remember the UPenn app supplement had a box you had to check which bound you to the terms of the FERPA waiver.</p>
<p>^Im pretty sure you have the RIGHT to NOT sign it. I didn’t sign any of mine, though I didn’t read any of them either. I simply exercised my legal right.</p>
<p>…I could swear that the FERPA waiver only applied to releasing the recommendations by request of viewing the records for the college you choose to attend. </p>
<p>I honestly don’t think it has anything to do with your teachers choosing to show you their recs. That’s a personal choice for the teacher. </p>
<p>I don’t think it’s that big of a deal. I mean, if you never plan on requesting your application records, then what does it matter at all?</p>
<p>^ You had it right Rixs.</p>
<p>It is perfectly OK to not waive your rights to see your recommendations. </p>
<p>Don’t waste one more second of your life worrying about this.</p>