<p>I'm a High School senior who is looking to transfer to some top notch schools in my Junior year and at least 2 letters of recommendation are required to be sent to the schools and 1 Dean recommendation as well.</p>
<p>So let's say I apply to 5 schools..</p>
<p>1 school = 2 letters of recommendation from your current university professors & 1 Dean (if one has one).</p>
<p>So I have to send those 2 to my other 4 schools. Am I allowed to make copies of the recommendation letters after the professors are finished writing them for me? If copies are illegitimate, then how do I make sure the 2 letters of recommendation + 1 Dean (if one has one) get sent to the other 4 schools, which I applied to?</p>
<p>You could either:</p>
<p>1) make copies. This is the easiest way but you may not like the way it looks. To me it appeared “unofficial”. Haha. I’m crazy about how official documents look though so it’s totally up to you.</p>
<p>or</p>
<p>2) just ask them to print out x amount of copies. This is what I did during my Senior year. I told the teachers I need 4 copies, they printed them out and then signed them.</p>
<p>Okay, I’d rather disregaurd method 2. Method 1 seems more relieving and less complicated.</p>
<p>Thanks man.</p>
<p>I gave my professors enough addressed (and stamped) envelopes and forms. I don’t know if they photocopied the forms or filled them out x amount of times.</p>
<p>If you are applying to any top ranked schools, they are going to ask you to waive your right to read/access the rec letters written on your behalf by the professors/dean. Since you plan on applying to multiple schools, this is what you do:</p>
<p>I suggest scheduling an appointment with your professors. In the beginning, explain why you want to transfer, but do not put down the school you attend (the biggest NO-NO of the transfer admissions process). Tell them you are applying to X, Y, and Z (list all the schools). Provide the required forms and envelopes addressed and stamped to each of the schools you are applying to (a separate envelope for each school; make sure the address is written too). Tell them the deadline to submit rec letters. And that’s it! Be sure to gently remind them as the deadline approaches.</p>
<p>I also recommend you regularly go to office hours as well. That way, the professor will get to know you and will be able to write a good rec.</p>
<p>MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF ADVICE: DO NOT GO INTO YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR THINKING YOU WANT TO TRANSFER!!! I had second thoughts on my college choice, and I let those consume me 1st semester of my freshman year. Other freshmen noticed it, and they did not interact with me much. I regret not making the most of my first year at Rice. Although I got into the school I wanted to transfer to, I’m seriously considering staying at Rice, since it is such an awesome place. I disliked Rice my 1st semester, but that’s because I didn’t keep an open mind. Trust me, if you keep an open mind, you might find that you absolutely love your school, even if it isn’t a top school. Take advantage of all the opportunities, make friends, join clubs, go to guest lectures, go to parties, etc. Only after you immersed yourself in your college should you decide whether to transfer. Plus, you need a strong college record too… if you don’t get involved on campus, the top colleges will reject you.</p>
<p>“If you are applying to any top ranked schools, they are going to ask you to waive your right to read/access the rec letters written on your behalf by the professors/dean. Since you plan on applying to multiple schools, this is what you do:”</p>
<p>This is not correct information. Whether or not you waive the right to read/access the rec letters written on your behalf is between you and the writer of the rec letter. It has absolutely nothing to do with the school you are applying to. </p>
<p>However, with that being said, I think it’s a better idea to waive your right to read the letter as a matter of principle. I waived my right for all three of my recs. One of my professors for some odd reason insisted on letting me see the rec, going so far as to mail the letter addressed to my parents to my house. I could have read it, but to this day, I have not.</p>
<p>I remember reading somewhere that waiving those rights do not apply to the letter before you send it. That is, you are waiving your rights to see the letter after you have been admitted. Not the same thing. Anyone know anything about this or am I making this up?</p>
<p>Heres what I did:
I decided to apply to 5 schools, but requested 6 from my profs. I gave them the name of each school and they wrote out their recs on dept letter head and put them in envelopes and signed over the back. They gave them to me so I could mail all the app items together. The extra one was to read what they wrote, just in case it was way too generic or weak, in that case I wouldve asked another prof. Fortunately, mine were great and now I am sitting with 3 recs for Wharton LOL.
If you have any more q’s about transferring you cam pm me</p>