<p>So, I submitted a request for a recommendation on the common app. The recommendation is an "other recommendation", meaning it is not from a teacher or counselor. The person submitted the recommendation, and I assigned that person to a school. He submitted the recommendation.</p>
<p>Am I allowed to unassign that recommender from the school I'm applying to? Please note that I'm not trying to remove the recommendation all together, I just don't want it for that specific school. Will this school see the recommendation even though I haven't submitted the application yet? I clicked the trash can next to her name, and it looks like it got removed, but I'm not sure if the school will still see it?</p>
<p>Also note that the recommendation is NOT required. It's extra.</p>
<p>I would REALLY appreciate help! Thanks!</p>
<p>Nothing gets submitted to a school until you hit the Submit button. If you’ve taken it off before you submit your application, I don’t see how it’s going to go to the school. If you’ve already submitted, that’s another story entirely.</p>
<p>Thanks! I just got really confused when I read this:</p>
<p><a href=“https://appsupport.commonapp.org/link/portal/33011/33013/Article/1613/Remove-a-Recommender[/url]”>https://appsupport.commonapp.org/link/portal/33011/33013/Article/1613/Remove-a-Recommender</a></p>
<p>That doesn’t change your answer, does it? I think the word choice on that was a little weird.</p>
<p>I really appreciate it!</p>
<p>Schools certainly cannot see things removed from your app before submitting, including recommendations you assign to the school and then remove. Once you submit, you can’t assign, change or remove recommenders.</p>