<p>Does anyone know if Yale has a preference to what kind of envelopes teachers send their recs in? </p>
<p>I just assumed normal size (small), but a few of my friends handed in gigantic envelopes for princeton today, and now I'm worried that I gave my teachers the wrong kind.</p>
<p>Run to your teacher and give him/her the big envelopes. It is simple - Admission officers prefer unfolded papers over creased ones. The tiny psychological effect of a big envelope may be non-existent, but the chance to show that you care enough about going there to spend an extra dollar on postage should not be wasted.</p>
<p>Laughinh My Ass Out!</p>
<p>First of all, I believe its "laughing my ass OFF" but I'll overlook that, lol.
Hey, I bet you thought about it for a while at some point.<br>
Lol, isn't it weird how the most minute details cause the most distress?</p>
<p>haha yea.</p>
<p>what i did was bought 9x12 envelopes and then got them prepaid by weighting them. it's about 60 cents for each thing... pretty expensive, but oh well.</p>
<p>...it costs extra money to send a big envelope? really? ****e....i gave my teacher only one stamp...</p>
<p>yes.</p>
<p>you didnt get them prepaid and weighted?</p>
<p>lol that sucks.</p>
<p>ivy league test right there! i like to call it a life skills test on using the post office. :)</p>
<p>And while youre at it why don't you spray a whiff of your favorite cologne into the envelope so when they open it, it will smell of you and they'll know that you really, really care.</p>
<p>how do I add extra recs? I have two already but another teacher wants to write it. So do I get another copy of the common app and just give him the teacher rec page or do i just tell him to write it on another piece of paper?</p>