<p>I assigned her 6 days ago and I've reminded her twice... I don't know what to do and the deadline is tomorrow.</p>
<p>6 days is pretty short notice for a recommendation, so I think you may have to roll with the punches now.</p>
<p>For others reading this thread, even if you don’t have the recommendation form yet, or the online access, or whatever, talk to your teachers/recommenders well ahead of time. They can be preparing and thinking about it so they can act more quickly when it’s time to submit.</p>
<p>Even so, I know some teachers are bad about getting the task done. Polite reminders, using a different teacher are possible solutions.</p>
<p>Did you first recieved her agreement before inviting her on CommonApp?
In any case, you should have invited recommenders a lot earlier. Many have trouble in uploading to CommonApp.</p>
<p>Some schools do give a little extra time for recommendations, but you can’t count on that. You can go ahead and submit your portion of the application, though. There is no need to wait for recommendations to be uploaded.</p>
<p>My D’s school actually requests a 3 weeks in advance notice or they would not guarantee if it can be submitted on time.</p>
<p>DS asked at the end of last year. One teacher has his in, the other teacher (who has since moved to another school) has not. We trust the teacher who has moved, and the GC is in touch with him, but it’s still nerve wracking. I hope the CA debacle doesn’t add to the issues. </p>
<p>As regards 6 days notice, everything I’ve read considers that disrespectful. What if everyone gave 6 days notice?</p>
<p>First, like everyone said, the number one rule in rec letter etiquette is to give the teacher plenty of time to write the letter. At our school the teachers wants at least a month notice or they won’t write you the letter.
Second, some schools -especially with EA- give you a few weeks to get all of your rec letters, transcript, etc turned in. I would research the specific school and check their guidelines.</p>