Questions about the actual Application Process?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Ok, so almost all schools want online applications now right? </p>

<p>-Are the teacher recommendations sent by mail or online?</p>

<p>-Am I allowed to make copies of a recommendation to send to each school? It wouldn't make sense to ask a teacher to write 5 different recs.(This might seem like a dumb question, but I gotta ask it)</p>

<p>-Is your transcript by your counselor sent separately from your online application?</p>

<p>I know these questions might be silly, but I want to make sure I'm doing everything right and I'm on the right track. Just finished my Junior year and I want to make sure I know what's happening.</p>

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<p>-Most colleges prefer that you use their online application
-Teacher recommendations are sent by mail (at least at my school)
-You are not allowed to make copies of a recommendation to send to each school. In fact, you don’t even see your recommendation…
-Your transcript and recommendations are sent by your counselor separately from your online application.</p>

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<p>Soooo, if I’m applying to 5 schools that need recommendations, will that one teacher have to write 5 recommendation letters?</p>

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<p>No the teacher writes one recommendation and then prints 5 copies of that recommendation, gives it to your guidance counselor and the guidance counselor will send a copy of each recommendation to each college along with the transcript. That way, you can’t see what the teacher wrote for your recommendation (since it’s supposed to be private)</p>

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<p>Ah ok I think I understand now. So I just print out the rec form (UMichigan has theirs up) and give to the teacher, in which they make the copies for the counselor.</p>

<p>Ok seems simple then. Thanks a lot</p>

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<p>Yakyu Spirits, the teachers that I know at my school don’t use the recommendation form that schools use. Usually they just write a letter describing you as a person. That’s how they avoid filling out 5 different forms from colleges.</p>

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<p>That’s allowed? Sorry for all the questions</p>

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<p>yes as long as it’s a “recommendation”, any format will and should work for the college</p>