<p>i was under the impression that waiving your right to see a recommendation was kind of an act of good faith, that you trust your teacher will say good things about you. if you don't waive it, colleges may see it as you wanting to MAKE SURE the things they said were good, as if you thought there could be bad things to be said about you.</p>
<p>My teachers wouldn't have filled out the recs unless I signed the waiver. I think some people just have their own opinions about this <em>shrug</em></p>
<p>well.. i guess for me, my teachers volunteered to give me a copy after they write it. so.. i wasnt that big of a deal.</p>
<p>why would your teachers give you the recs after they wrote it?</p>
<p>I believe the idea is they write you a good rec, and you accept that they will. If they were going to write you a bad one, they would say "i'm sorry, I'm not able to write you a recommendation" when you ask them.</p>
<p>well. my teachers were completely comfortable with letting me know how they felt about me. However, I do live in Berkeley and my high school is full of very very liberal-minded teachers.</p>
<p>hmm...so some of u act get too see wat was written...in my school, they are all confidential... and i have really no idea wat they ahve written....:p</p>
<p>haha.... well... if your teacher isnt very uptight about stuff like that, im sure they'd be fine with you seeing their recommendations.</p>