<p>I've asked three teachers to write me a recommendation for my application about a month and a half ago and two of them still haven't submitted anything yet. On the common app, it's listed as 'Not Started'.</p>
<p>I'm applying ED to a school (deadline is in a week) and I really need to submit my application soon. I told them when the deadline was when I asked them, and they all acknowledged it. I want to approach my teachers, but I'm afraid it might be rude. I did actually ask one of my teachers if they received my recommendation request yet because I saw him talking about recommendations to a kid who asked my teacher much later than I and all he said was that he got it.... </p>
<p>What would be the best way to remind my teachers about my recommendation? Should I ask them about it at all? </p>
<p>Thanks so much in advance!</p>
<p>Send him a thank you note for writing the LOR for you and remind him the deadline. You may mention that some schools have extended the deadline due to the trouble at CommonApp but the schools you are applying did not. Or if it did, tell him/her the new deadline. Just don’t make him/her feel you are complaining.</p>
<p>It wouldn’t be the worst idea to couch it in terms of whether they have had any problems with the Common App process. You could say something like, “I know a lot of people are having trouble uploading stuff onto the Common App have you encountered any issues?” That would be a non-whining way to remind them while also appearing concerned about the process and not about the fact they haven’t written it yet. </p>
<p>It is also possible they didn’t receive/see your original invite and it might be a good idea to re-invite them. We had this issue and once we re-invited the stuff was uploaded in a couple of days.</p>
<p>You can still send in your part of the application by the deadline and the college will download their letters once they are submitted.</p>