<p>I'm worried because I have one school that has a deadline on Jan 1st, and I did not have enough time to ask/remind my teacher and counselor of the letter of recommendation before i left for winter vacation.</p>
<p>Now I'm worried that it won't be sent in on time. </p>
<p>However, I heard from my friend that teachers and counselor can sent them in late and it would still be fine as long as you sent in the application on time. </p>
<p>Is this true?</p>
<p>Yes, the rec–and all school forms–may be later than the application itself. But don’t abuse that fact.</p>
<p>so should i e-mail my teacher/counselor and ask if they have my letter of recommendation done?</p>
<p>rg2693, don’t worry about your application other application materials being late. The materials to three of my applications last year were late because I got so sick that I needed extremely heavy drugs and wound up in the hospital with my chronic illness. Not only did I get into all of the schools that got the materials late, I also got a letter from one that praised me for overcoming the challenges that came with being sick. They can be understanding if things are late, especially if you’ve got a good reason.</p>
<p>And yes, ask them as soon as you can.</p>