<p>Hi all---</p>
<p>So here is the question. If you have teachers/counselor send letters of rec to a school, does the school use it to start your application file, or do they just disregard it if you haven't already started your file? Basically, what happens if the first thing of yours that a college gets is a letter of rec from a teacher/counselor?</p>
<p>As may be the case with many people, I don't hear from my EA school until the day that winter break starts, and by the time break is over, the jan 1 deadline for many schools will have passed. since i may or may not be applying to certain schools on the basis of whether or not i get accepted to my EA school and there is no time to hand out new letters of rec in between, should I just have my teachers and counselor send out letters for every school i may be applying too, whether or not i actually do?</p>
<p>sorry this was so confusing!</p>
<p>Hi ! I have a query about this rec letter stuff, too :)</p>
<p>I'm gonna ask my teachers to write me recommedation letters. Besides talking to them about my plans, I need to give them the envelopes, the stamps, addresses or the kind of stuffs. So, what will I have to put on the front of the envelopes ? I mean it must be the address of the school or something like that. But what exactly ?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for your replies ;)</p>
<p>As far as letters before Christmas break OP, yes you will have the teachers do recs all at once and they may end up doing some that you don't apply to. If a school gets your rec first, they just open a file and wait for everything else to come. But to be fair to your teachers, try to make your list realistic...if you don't get into your EA school, you will need them to do letter for other schools but make the number of schools realistic...have a plan for what your selections are assuming you don't get into
EA school.
As far as the second posters questions, go to each schools website and read the directions. Some want the rec in a sealed envelope but mailed with your app and other stuff..some will want the rec mailed separately to the college and the website will give you the address. In that case, you give the teacher an envelope addressed to the college, stamped and with his or her name and your school address in the return address section....</p>