Supplemental Rec Questions

[marcusfenix]

<p>So I asked a professor I worked with over the summer to write a supplemental rec and I'm fairly certain he sent it just before the Nov. 1 deadline. I called in on Friday and MIT said they hadn't received any supplemental recs, but all of my other materials had arrived.</p>

<p>I did ask the professor to include my name and DOB, but it's possible he only put the name. My name is pretty unique, but if they can't match the letter with my file, does the letter disappear? Also, since the rest of my app is complete, if the rec arrives and MIT has already read and summarized my app, will the rec be considered?</p>

<p>I'll call again at the end of this week to see if it's there, since I know not everything has been processed yet, but just thought I'd ask about this in the meantime.</p>

[molliebatmit]

<p>McGreggor says:

@mcgmit

What happens when we get a letter of recommendation in the mail:
0. Open envelope.

1. Take out piece of paper.
2. Unfold piece of paper.
3. Highlight last name of applicant.
4. Search in our system for anyone with that last name/first name combo.
5. If that does not work, search in our system for anyone with that last name.
6. If that does not work, look for other information in the letter, like HS name, and search our system for anyone applying from that HS.
7. Update application if things look kosher.</p>

<p>If things don’t look kosher, we hold the documents and check in every several days or so to see if we can associate a document with an application. VERY RARELY do documents get submitted to us that we can’t associate with an application. I get to see all of these; there are very few of them. The Freshmen Records folks have dogged determination when it comes to this!

If your name is on the letter, they’ll most likely be able to match it with your application.</p>