When I gave my teacher evaluation forms to those who I wanted to complete them, I wasn’t sure if they were supposed to sign on the seal. I asked a couple today, and they both say that they did not sign it. Will the rec be considered illegit if not signed on the seal?
<p>i think i'm in the same situation with you but i almost don't care any more...2 much stress over the pass few days</p>
<p>lol dont worry about it, it shouldn't be a prob</p>
<p>Did they mail them out themselves? It shouldn't be a problem then...</p>
<p>At my school, the teachers give their recs to the GC, who gets my app and checks it over, does her stuff, and mails it all out at once. I don't know if they sign the envelopes or not.</p>
<p>However, I did have to get two or three recs from a teacher for outside programs, etc., and as I was mailing them myself, I asked her to sign across the back so it looked legit and it was obvious that I hadn't tampered with it.</p>
<p>It definitely doesn't matter. If colleges have a question about it (which they won't), they can easily contact the teacher through your guidance counselor. </p>
<p>If colleges wanted the seals signed, they would specify that, which they don't. </p>
<p>Finally, when the admissions officers are looking over the recommendations, they aren't going to have the envelopes, check the seal, or even know who mailed what. They're just going to have the forms inside all together in one packet, which creates your entire application.</p>
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<p>George Washington does!</p>
<p>Then for George Washington you should probably make sure the seals are signed, shouldn't you?</p>
<p>yep, if applying GW, have seals signed. but hey , do some school teachers give the apps back to the students to mail them, without sealing the envelope? Like do you guys know what your teachers said about you? aren't you the least bit interested? though I gave my history teacher addressed stamped envelope, he gave me them back with the letter saying: you mail it. I put the letter in the envelope, only glancing through it once to see he wrote a great rec, then I sealed and returned it, no signature across seal</p>
<p>lol think about that tho. you could oipen the envelope then just put it inside another envelope with a modified letter or osmething.. risky but with all the rampant fraud i see why its possible</p>
<p>Interesting how all of you say that your teachers write your recs and you never see them. Every teacher of mine actually handed it back to me and said if there were any mistakes, that I should let them know (factual..... not opinion). I even have copies of my recs here at home....</p>
<p>^^^^I saw all my recs and have copies of them, but my I had to get my teacher to sign the copy, then sign the seal of the envelope.</p>
<p>You guys have nothing to worry about. If a university suspects something fishy with the rec(looks like it has been tampered with), they will not hesitate to call the teacher. In fact, I think this happens fairly often. Universities are smarter than you think, and just have and eye for stuff like that. Plus, the GW app. asks for teachers to leave their phone-number and email, so they can definetely get in touch with the teacher.</p>