<p>So I have a non-teacher person who I know will write me a super-awesome supplemental letter of recommendation. However, none of the Stanford mailing labels correspond to supplemental letters of recommendation. Should I just address a 9x12 envelope to Stanford without using a mailing label? Or should I use one of the Teacher Evaluation mailing labels, thereby having two envelopes labeled "Teacher Evaluation Form (1)"?</p>
<p>Unrelatedly, why does Stanford insist upon 9x12 envelopes? Is unfolding tri-folded papers truly such an arduous task that it reduces the quality of life of their admissions counselors?</p>
<p>The Admissions Office scans all documents and then puts them in files. They don’t want to handle folded papers. It is nothing more than that. I am sure they get folded documents and just deal with it. </p>
<p>Anarch, when you have one or two people (clerical help) handling over 100,000 documents per year, it definitely is an arduous task. They want to put a flat paper on a scanner and move on to the next paper. Try doing this 100,000+ times with folded papers.</p>
<p>I called the admissions office yesterday and was told to adress an envelope REA/optional recomendation to the admissions office. REA if you are applying SCEA, but if you’re applying regular just label the envelope optional recomendation</p>