so my teacher assured me that my college recs will be sent by 01/01/2016… however… she still hasn’t sent them and im starting to panic. can i submit my college essays WITHOUT her having submitted them yet?
because having to see my ____ colleges on my screen is stressing me out… i just want to get over it. all my college apps are on standby as i wait for her
Your portion is due on Jan 1st. Many other docs trickle in afterward – and it’s totally normal.
This site has been around for about ten years. I don’t know of a single instance where someone reported that they got an "incomplete " app because scores, transcripts, recommendations, school reports were sent into the colleges in mid January. But I guarantee you that every late December and late October (for EA and ED apps), there will be thousands of posts and threads like this.
Colleges spend millions of dollars collectively, trying to get you to submit. They aren’t going to install a pit right at the finish line. At midnight January 1st when many of your peers are losing it, the admissions people are going to be sleeping calmly in their beds. There’s not some massive party at the office with people devilishly ready to hit the auto reject or delete button once the midnight hour passes.
And do you know what happens when something IS missing? They CALL you. Logical, no? Do you know why? They WANT to admit you (and your 4-5 years of tuition and fees, of course). As much as you want to be admitted to dream college X, the colleges want you to find a way to enroll you as well. Don’t forget that.
Please breathe, it’ll be all right. Good luck
Muchigan was a stickler about it for early applicants this year from what I have heard. Other than that, I agree.
the OP is asking about regular applications that are due on Jan 1, not about early applications.
T2684 is correct- the student should not over react if his teachers LOR’s a a little bit late.
That doesn’t mean Michigan won’t do the same for RD.
Has the OP applied to Michigan?
Even if he did apply to Michigan, the deadline is 2/1. Now, if the teacher still doesn’t send it in by 2/1, then that’s just sad on behalf of the teacher.