<p>BAD NEWS…my chem. teacher who did my common app. rec’s for oberlin, vandy, brown, and princeton printed out a copy of the letter for me to use for a scholarship. i was skimming through it later on…sounded pretty good but i got to the third paragraph and started reading about things i had no idea i had done…b/c I HADN’T DONE THEM! he got me mixed up w/ someone else i guess (he does tons of recs) and so there’s a whole paragraph that ivy league adcoms are probably reading right at this moment about me chairing this committee and going to that conference and being NHS vp…and it’s all total BS and they totally know it, having my 4 page long brag sheet handy which definitely doesn’t include any of those things…</p>
<p>so i don’t really know what to do except get him to print a corrected version and mail it in to those places with a written explanation/apology… AAAAH! i am so upset. i realllly hope it doesn’t reflect poorly on me… i mean, they must be aware that students technically aren’t even supposed to read their rec letters… but just the fact that i chose a recommender who did such a sloppy job… and what if they think i’m trying to make stuff up so i’ll look good? …</p>
<p>suggestions? tears of sympathy? reassurement (is that a word?)?.. any of that would work…please reply!</p>
<p>I would get him to mail the correct version with an explanation. It's not your fault. Besides, with all the mail coming in, and incomplete applications, adcoms may not have even read your app yet. Actually, that's quite probable. Have him do it as soon as possible though.</p>
<p>Yeah, it's his fault that he screwed up your rec, so he should send in a new letter with a complete explanation and an appology, asap. As long as he sends in a letter that matches your record and makes it clear that the mix-up was not your fault, it shouldn't hurt you.</p>
<p>lol, yeah, i started the same thread in the princeton forum and was supplied with the correct word there as well. here's what i said in response:</p>
<p>"haha! w. o. w. "reassurement".... i knew that couldn't be right. thanks, scandal-less.... "reassurance" most def. sounds more like it. that just goes to show how flustered i was....</p>
<p>thanks guys. i am at least somewhat reassured. i'll have him send a new letter w/ explanation tomorrow."</p>
<p>btw, maybe using words like "reassurement" is a good indication that i do not belong at brown or princeton.....:)</p>
<p>I don't think it'll be a strong rec after all that. Not to sound all negative and stuff, but it gives the impression that the teacher is certainly not someone who knows you well.</p>