<p>Should I waive my right to read my letters of recommendation?</p>
<p>If I don't waive it, will my recommenders know that I will be able to read what they write, and will that in turn make their letters less credible to admissions officers?</p>
<p>Just waive them, it's not that big of a deal.</p>
<p>You can do what you want but I've heard that by waiving them, those letters are taking very seriously because the LOR writers have greater freedom to say what they want. You're just going have to trust them.</p>
<p>Yes. Whether your recommenders know exactly what your rights are or not (and they're spelled out pretty clearly), schools will take them more seriously if they're written confidentially.</p>
<p>Thanks everybody. Waiving them seems like the sensible course of action.</p>