very worried about my recs! Did those of you who got accepted waive your right....

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<p>to see your letter of rec?</p>

<p>Here's the deal; on on the USC recommendation forms I gave to my English teacher and counselor, I DIDN'T sign the "waive my right to see them later" line. I just neglected to do so out of principle because I don't like to waive my rights in general. However I asked the teacher and GC to send the letters in themselves with the provided envelope and stamp and never saw them. I never thought it was a big deal. Today I read this <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/444338-what-excellent-amazing-great-college-recommendations-like.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/444338-what-excellent-amazing-great-college-recommendations-like.html&lt;/a> thread, in which a bunch of people say that if you didn't waive your right, you're screwed in terms of admissions.</p>

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<p>That's a good question because no one really knows for sure. </p>

<p>It makes sense that it is important to waive your right. Adcoms want to see honest recommendations. My kids' school counselors required the box to be checked. A private counselor I hired also told us it was important to check the box. </p>

<p>However, there is no way to know exactly how the adcoms at all colleges will weigh that. We do know that most schools look at all parts of your application together, that is- school record, test scores, recs, essays, etc. </p>

<p>So- I know this is easier to say than to do- don't worry!</p>