M&MsMom Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 My DD's science teacher has written her Letter of Recommendation. She then sent it to me digitally. I know that teachers are not required to (and usually don't) share it, but she did. Now that I have a digital copy, can I upload it for her to the Common App when it opens or does it have to come directly from her? I am thinking that she would just like to check this task off as complete, so it would be easier if I did it. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 No you can't do it yourself. Each teacher rec on the common app has to come from a different email address and has a few simple supplemental questions specifically for the teacher. The student enters the email address for each recommeder. The common app sends the recommenders instructions of how to create a username and each teacher creates a common app username. The teacher has to answer a few supplemental questions like how much to you recommend this student very highly, highly, average, don't recommend, etc. A few questions may not apply depending on the setting, but I've just told my recommenders to put n/a if necessary as it is the letter that really counts. I've done teacher recommendations for my classroom students and it really isn't that hard. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 No, the LOR has to come directly from the recommender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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