Hi, I maybe have a problem or maybe not. My teachers actualy signed a recommendation and then photocopied it for all colleges. Do you think this will cause a problem.
<p>oooooh...what a lazy person. im guessing he/she typed the letter but only signed one copy, and gave you photocopies to send to your schools? this is a tough dilemma</p>
<p>id say you should have a chat with that teacher...a photocopy may lead an adcon to consider the possibility of forgery. i wouldnt blow a gasket over this, but be prepared with an explanation if schools call you up. </p>
<p>talk to that teacher, this is quite a unique case</p>
<p>a total digression: your sn reminds me of a book, "Balzac and the little chinese seamstress"</p>
<p>Yeah. I just have to hope that everything will be all right.</p>
<p>My teachers did that too. I don't think it will be a big deal. If the college doubts, they can always call the teacher and verify that they wrote it.</p>
<p>Oh i feel relaxed (as much as I can be) now. Thank you all for replaying! :)</p>
<p>The whole point of Common App is that things can be copied and sent to various schools. No one expects a teacher to rewrite recommendation for each school.</p>
<p>Yeah but i am not so sure about wether or not signitures can be copied or not.</p>
<p>bump..............</p>
<p>What the teachers did is fine. Colleges know that teachers may literally have to do 50 letters or even more (consider -- if a teacher is asked for reccs by 7 students applying each to 8 places), and thus, colleges don't expect that each letter will be personally signed by the teachers. If the colleges suspect forgery, they can just call the teachers to verify the letters.</p>
<p>I did this when I was on a committee selecting college students as interns. The forgery was clear because the letter was written so ungrammatically. The letter had an "original" signature, which it ended up the student had signed.</p>
<p>Well i am feeling much better right now :)</p>
<p>Yes, as long as your teacher left a phone number and email, you're fine.</p>