<p>I sent the e-mail to my counselor and 2 of my teachers that I will be getting recommendations from about 2 days ago on the Common App. The problem is that they still haven't received the e-mails inviting them, and today I did a test to see if it was them or the Common App. I just typed in test for the name and sent the e-mail to my own personal address, however I still haven't gotten it. How long does it take for the e-mail to reach the inbox of the teacher after I invite them? Is there a glitch in the system or is the long processing time normal?</p>
<p>Hey!!! I'm having the same problem!!! None of my teachers have received the invitation and my ED application is due in a week!</p>
<p>Check spam.</p>
<p>If you're sending it to your teacher's school address, sometimes the system is whack and won't accept certain emails.</p>
<p>Delete that teacher from the common app. Meet with her/him at lunch or something, re-invite him/her and then have your teacher check his/her email. Check spam/trash, too. For me, the notifications are sent immediately.</p>
<p>Worse comes to worse, be prepared for envelopes/stamps/etc.</p>
<p>Hey! I just found out the problem and all my teachers received the email.
Just tell them to add this address <a href="mailto:application_help@commonapp.net">application_help@commonapp.net</a> to their email safe list or their contacts. After they do this, resend the invite. They should get it in a min or 2</p>