Recommendation letter envelopes.

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>I thought I was done with these, but I guess not. Today I was browsing the admissions sites for other schools and I noticed one of them asked for a 9 x 12 envelope...which lead me to wonder whether or not I had given my teachers the wrong envelopes for Yale (and other colleges, if anyone knows). I gave them all standard sized 4.5 x 9.5 envelopes but now I'm second-guessing myself...anyone have further knowledge about this?</p>

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<p>Only Stanford requires 9X12 Manila Envelopes from teachers.</p>

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<p>And Columbia.</p>

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<p>2nd page of the application instructions:</p>

<p>Forms or supplementary materials should be mailed to:
Office of UA
Yale U
P.O. Box
NH, CT</p>

<p>and then it says</p>

<p>Street address:
Office of UA
Yale U
38 Hillhouse Ave
NH, CT</p>

<p>Which one do you mail your stuff to? Does it make a difference?</p>

<p>And does Yale require the EA certifcation form?</p>

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<p>I think both are about the same, although most normal mail goes to the PO Box. I used the street address. That shouldn't be a problem, right?</p>

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<p>Oh, and I don't know about the EA certification form...I assume not because I'm doing EA and I haven't seen that form required anywhere besides a signature on the supplement.</p>

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<p>The Hillhouse street address is for FedEx delivery. FedEx can't deliver to a P.O. box.</p>

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<p>But the normal mail can go to either the street or PO box, correct?</p>

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<p>Way to leave out the answer to your question.</p>

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<p>Postal mail = all mail, unless exceptions are noted. In this case, the exception is the street address because, as stated, private mail carriers can't deliver to PO boxes. Note how the examples for the street address (FedEx, UPS, TNT) are private mail carriers. Plus, you'd think that USPS is <em>slightly</em> more common than FedEx, so it would be included there if it was supposed to go there.</p>

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<p>I know which one's supposed to go to each place, but my counselor and parents recommended I use a street address whenever one was given, and that's the one I wrote down, even though I realize it's just USPS. I'm wondering if this will be a problem in the long run...I'm hoping not, at least.</p>

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<p>Yes, I found out that you can use either the street address or the PO box for regular USPS mail. Thanks for looking that up anyway, neo. As you can see, I have almost no experience with posting mail =)</p>