<p>in california, there's always a box that let's you check whether or not you waive your right to see your letter of rec.</p>
<p>do most of you waive it? perhaps out of common courtesy? </p>
<p>do you feel okay not waiving it? like will the recommender think differently when approaching the letter because you will read it? </p>
<p>what are your thoughts on this?</p>
<p>Yes, always waive it. The college won't take the letter as seriously unless you waive your right to see it.</p>
<p>Everyone on this board will tell you the same.</p>
<p>I waived it. Isn't that the counselor rec though?</p>
<p>On my teacher recs, my school automatically requires blind recs, so basically, you get what you get.</p>
<p>waive it waive it waive it :)</p>
<p>so the colleges would believe what your teachers are saying about ya//</p>
<p>Does the common app. have an option to waive your right? To my knowledge it does not....</p>
<p>agree w/ everyone.. waive it.. or else the college will think you influenced your teacher's comments in the letter.</p>
<p>waive it. you have nothing to hide (do you?)</p>
<p>my teacher said always waive it, it looks much better. though i didn't really care, b/c she told me what she wrote after she sent it in.</p>
<p>As you said, waiving it is common courtesy, and the adcoms might think it slightly strange if you don't waive it. In addition, what are the odds that you are ever going to go to the college and ask for your file so that you can see what a teacher said about you.</p>
<p>No one answered my question. Does the common app. allow you to waive your right?</p>
<p>I don't think you can choose, this is what it says at the bottom of each commonapp form:</p>
<p>"CONFIDENTIALITY We value your comments highly and ask that you complete this form in the knowledge that it may be retained in the students file should the applicant matriculate at a member
college. In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, matriculating students do have access to their permanent files, which may include forms such as this one. Unless required by state
law, colleges may not provide access to admission records to applicants, those students who are denied admission, or those students who decline an offer of admission. Again, your comments are important to us
and we thank you for your cooperation."</p>
<p>COuld you just send a blanket statement to all of your commonapp schools saying you waive the right to see them? That's what I plan on doing.</p>
<p>What form has the waive your right info. Is it on the common application?</p>
<p>It's on the paragragh on part 3 of the common app, look for the "Buckley Ammendment"</p>
<p>I waived it, but my teachers gave me my recs to look ever anyways.</p>
<p>so waive means you will not see the recommendation?
my friend who's applying to several ivy leagues let me and several other students read her teacher's recommendations .. :confused:
it's a common application, so I guess you CAN see the recommendation, when using a common app?</p>