<p>One of my teachers plainly wrote her rec. for me on a loose leaf sheet of paper and gave it to me...will this work or do i need an official form?</p>
<p>I think most rec's have to be on an official letterhead.</p>
<p>Yeah I'd think that would be looked down upon.</p>
<p>Most colleges want you to use a form because the forms usually have extra questions on them. However, your teacher can attach that letter to it rather than copy the text onto the form.</p>
<p>im guessing i can get the official forms from the registrars or admissions office?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>Most colleges have their forms online for download (somewhere in the admissions section). You can also request print versions from the admissions office.</p>
<p>If you're talking about PROFESSOR's rec, your career services center have the forms for them to fill out that will be on file for future recommendations.</p>
<p>obviously your teacher is being lazy and unprofessional.</p>
<p>yeah... a teacher writing a letter of rec by hand on a piece of notebook paper is pretty lazy/unprofessional and wouldn't look that great.</p>
<p>A typed LoR, signed and sealed, directly mailed with a filled out recommendation form (also signed and sealed with the letter) is most professional and going to be best looked upon, since it shows that your reference cared enough to spend some time filling out the form as well as crafting and typing up a good recommendation for you.</p>
<p>It was nice of your teacher to write you a LoR, but... If your teacher didn't take the time to put together a professional LoR, I doubt it could be very good. Instead of making your teacher redo it, I would ask another teacher. If the letter is acceptable and/or you have no one else to ask, have the teacher fill out the LoR documents that are with the application and attach the letter to them. Put them in an envelope and have your teacher sign the seal. You can mail them or you can put the stamps on and give it to your teacher to mail.</p>