<p>perhaps it’s a case of different disciplines. i know that in the humanities, students writing their own letters (even if they’re revised by professors) would be considered unethical and in general isn’t done.</p>
<p>but it seems really, really common in the sciences. which… makes me uncomfortable, but if that’s what you guys do, then i guess that’s okay.</p>
<p>don’t you all have to waive your right to read your letter? how can you ethically waive that right if you’ve written the first draft of the letter yourself? and for people who don’t waive the right to see their LORs, universities usually take the recommendations less seriously because they know a professor isn’t going to be ****ty about a student in a letter that kid’s going to see.</p>