<p>I don't get it? Isn't the e-mail/electronic form faster and more reliable? Nobody in my school applies to schools with the common app so I really don't have a reference. </p>
<p>Why would anyone bother with the post anymore? Is it because the teachers prefer it that way? Or is it a sense of sentimentality of sending recommendations by mail? Just wanted to know...</p>
<p>One of my teachers wants to send it in by snail mail for some unknown reason. She doesn't really like technology. I was shocked that she would prefer to use mail, but whatever, she's writing me a rec, so I'm not going ot argue.</p>
<p>Both my teachers will only do it by mail...:(
But I mean, at least they are doing it!</p>
<p>Because teachers prefer it, because their school prefers it...many reasons.</p>
<p>Schools without Naviance prefer the mail as they can't send transcripts electronically.</p>
<p>The whole business of sending recs by email or whatever completely boggles me. All the teachers at my school, as far as I know, send recs in the mail. </p>
<p>How exactly would one go about sending a rec online? Is it like emailing it or something?</p>
<p>Also would it create confusion if my recs arrive at a college before my application?</p>
<p>Is it true that schools use " snail mail" to send transcripts and mid year reports? Or do they use UPS and FEDEX</p>
<p>If I'm applying EA somewhere and using priority/VIP apps for some other places, do the teacher recs (which I think are being sent via snail mail) have to get to them by Nov. 1 or just be postmarked before then? [I'm assuming they have to get there by then, right?]</p>
<p>Huh... the paradoxes of the digital world. My teachers were absolutely drooling delighted that we could send through e-mail and make sure it would get where it was supposed to go...</p>