<p>I know for a fact that my school allows supplemental recs, but they don't provide a space on their online application for them. How should I go about submitting them (btw its a music teacher rec. would that just be submitted w/ the arts supplement?)</p>
<p>bump since this got relegated to the bottom</p>
<p>You send it directly to the school. You might email your schools and see if they have any particular preferences as to how they want supplementary letters submitted. I know most of my schools allowed it to be submitted through email, but I know some require it be sent by snail mail.</p>
<p>@430k : thanks for the response 
any other thoughts? </p>
<p>Yes. What I would do (this is what I did last year) is email admissions and tell them that this rec will be coming their way. Then mail the letter.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t mail the letter unless they specify that as the method they prefer. Aside from colleges that only accept mailed letters (which are few), the majority of colleges actually prefer to have all their documents on the computer, so some schools told me they would much prefer an emailed letter. (i.e. Harvard’s response said “If possible, all materials should be submitted electronically.”) Plus, most recommenders will find sending an email easier than sending a letter. If the college does not specify a preference, leave it up to your recommender.</p>
<p>thanks for all the responsese! @guineagirl96 @430
im applying to princeton EA, but they don’t have a separate space on their application for “Other recommenders”(which my other schools all have). in this case, should i use mail or email? </p>
<p>Email Princeton (I would say just the general admissions email) and ask:
- Do they prefer mail or email for additional recs?
- To what mail/email address should additional recs be sent?</p>
<p>My son submitted a couple of supplemental recs (for schools that allowed them). As I recall, there is a place in the Common App to invite a supplemental rec person to submit a rec (you put in their email address and the Common App solicits it). Then, if the school allows it, there is a way to have that rec submitted to the school. My son did all this, so I am not certain of the details. But that is the basic procedure. </p>