To call or not to call

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>ok
so I had an instructor/mentor OUTSIDE OF SCHOOOL who wrote a recommendation letter for me and sent it last week (Monday October 27) I called this past week to confirm whether they received her letter or not and they said they didnt-and that things are still waiting to be processed due to the great amt of apps received. So she told me that my letter most likely arrived (though NOT GUARANteed) and that its probli waiting to be processed. I checked my id stat thing online and the materials received are no longer on the page. It simply says: </p>

<p>Your materials have been received. Your application has been forwarded to the admissions staff for review. Please refer to the requirements for your college(s) to ensure you have sent all the required materials to us. </p>

<p>So omg does this mean that the admission officers are already reading my application and deciding????? What if they still didn't get my outside-of-school rec letter? Should I call them like soon to make sure that they'll have the rec letter when they review my app??
Im not sure if they got it or not so i should probli call to make sure right?? sO THAt they won't review my app without ever even reading that rec letter?</p>

<p>Goshhhh does the statement above from the site really mean theyre going through my app ALREADYYYY?
Ok cus Also i took the sat 2 on nov 1 without rushing scores (which is fine right) But if theyre going thru my app now they wont see my sat 2 yettt! So they wont see both the score ANd the REC letter?
Im kinda freaking out right now. i need need need them to see that extra rec letter.</p>

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<p>its probably still going through processing.</p>

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<p>wait for another week and then call again</p>

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<p>ok but im wondering if my stat said "Your materials have been received. Your application has been forwarded to the admissions staff for review. Please refer to the requirements for your college(s) to ensure you have sent all the required materials to us."</p>

<p>does that mean that theyre going over my application? Cus what if they admissions officers are like reading my app and my november sat 2 scores and the outsideofschool rec letter arent there or processed yett?</p>

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<p>Did you indicate anywhere on your application that the admissions committee should expect a letter of recommendation from this individual? If you did...then they wouldn't have processed and sent along the application for review.</p>

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<p>No, if you were to ask a rec letter from an individual outside of school-were you supposed to mention it in your app? And if you do HAVe TO, then where were you supposed to indicate that? Theres no secction for like i dont know...could you explain?? I mean is it okay to send the additional rec letter without mentioning it anywhere else like on the app?</p>

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<p>I don't know anything about the common app....I didn't have to use it when I applied to college. I just a cover letter with my application and indicated who the adcom should be expecting letters from.</p>

<p>Of course it's alright to have the additional letter...you can always call and make sure they had it and sent it along with the app.</p>