<p>1.) Are the teachers supposed to keep the originals and give the photocopied versions to you to mail?</p>
<p>2.) Is there any rule that states that students cannot look at their letters of rec? If so, how can you prove that the rule has been followed?</p>
<p>Most forms have a place on the rec form for students to sign that they waive the right to see their letters of rec. Students generally either give the teachers the forms & STAMPED, addressed envelopes or give the teachers the forms & give the GC the envelopes, so the recs can be sent with the transcript in one package instead of piecemeal.</p>
<p>In general, I don't think colleges give the recs much/any weight if the students don't waive their right to see the recs (if you don't trust the teacher, you shouldn't be asking for a rec in the 1st place). The teacher and/or GC gets the original rec to the college. If the teacher wants to send you a copy of the rec on his/her own, it's up to the teacher.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply.</p>
<p>But if the GC/teacher sends the original letters to School A, then how do you get the letters to School B and School C? i don't think the system expeccts teachers to write a new letter for every school applied to by the prospective student.</p>
<p>Most teachers are pretty technologically literate & used to sending out a reasonable number of letters for students they are willing to recommend (especially if they get all the requests at the same time). They generally save the letter to word processor & are able to print out what they need on the form or original letterhead & staple the letter to the form, or whatever the deem appropriate. Colleges are used to this & GCs can help the teachers if there is a problem. The teachers & GC are on your side & want you to get into good colleges. <grin></grin></p>
<p>Do most teachers handwrite or type?</p>
<p>Most teachers these days do them on their computer so that they have a copy in case the original is lost in transit (which does happen) or an additional letter needs to be sent to another school later on.</p>
<p>I don't see any right-to-see waiving signature line on the Common Apps sheets. Where do you sign?</p>