Anyone had a teacher not submit recs by the deadline?

[Anonymous]

Today’s Dean J video says the deadline is for the applicants, not teachers and counselors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also the student won’t be penalized for a late rec, happens all the time.

+1. My kid went to TJ which knows competitive college admissions. They say, the kid is held responsible for their portion of the application being in on time. But, if outside the kids control (transcripts and recommendations) are late, the kid is held harmless and there is a little wiggle room on the deadline. (They went on to add that, of course, your kids recommendation and transcript will be in on time).

If it isn’t in, email the teacher tomorrow, cc: guidance counselors, a nice, “it appears you forgot”.

I would be politer than this. This is accusatory, not the way to go.

+1. I would go with the PP's suggested route of "is there anything else you need from me" as a much more polite nudge.

+1 for sure

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To the PP above whose spouse is a teacher, what has been typical in terms of gestures of appreciation once May rolls around? A card? An email? A gift (what might that be)?

I’ve been writing college recommendation letters for 15 years, usually 20 or so a year. I’ve been thanked only 2-3 times. A thank-you email would mean so much to the teachers who took the time to write these personalized letters!

I believe you but am completely shocked by this! I'd like to think my child would do this on her own, but I will absolutely be following up to make sure she does!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the PP above whose spouse is a teacher, what has been typical in terms of gestures of appreciation once May rolls around? A card? An email? A gift (what might that be)?

I read a post earlier this fall that mentioned writing a thank you note and including a pen from the future college and thought that was a thoughtful idea. I also liked the suggestion of a $20-$25 gift card but realize that might not be possible for everyone - my DS will have two teachers plus his counselor. Ultimately, I think a sincere thank you note means the most!

[Anonymous]

I missed a deadline once but only because the student never asked me for the recommendation. I got an email from common app and waited. I finally approached the student and said I would need a few things(goals statement, academic summary). I never got it. He never got the recommendation. I did get frantic emails from the mother on New years day but never one word from the student.

[Anonymous]

One of my daughter's teachers missed the ED deadline. The unnecessary anxiety it caused was terrible. The university was understanding, but as a paren, I was livid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the PP above whose spouse is a teacher, what has been typical in terms of gestures of appreciation once May rolls around? A card? An email? A gift (what might that be)?

When my child had received all of her acceptances, she updated recommenders with the good news (in writing) and thanked them for their contribution to her success. No gift. It is part of a high school teachers job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also the student won’t be penalized for a late rec, happens all the time.

+1. My kid went to TJ which knows competitive college admissions. They say, the kid is held responsible for their portion of the application being in on time. But, if outside the kids control (transcripts and recommendations) are late, the kid is held harmless and there is a little wiggle room on the deadline. (They went on to add that, of course, your kids recommendation and transcript will be in on time).

If it isn’t in, email the teacher tomorrow, cc: guidance counselors, a nice, “it appears you forgot”.

I would be politer than this. This is accusatory, not the way to go.

+1. I would go with the PP's suggested route of "is there anything else you need from me" as a much more polite nudge.

+1 "appears you forgot" is frickin' obnoxious.

I would also recommend calling the guidance counselor first thing in the AM if you can manage to be more polite than "it appears you forgot". Otherwise stick to email.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To the PP above whose spouse is a teacher, what has been typical in terms of gestures of appreciation once May rolls around? A card? An email? A gift (what might that be)?

When my child had received all of her acceptances, she updated recommenders with the good news (in writing) and thanked them for their contribution to her success. No gift. It is part of a high school teachers job.

No, it's not. It is a nice thing to do but it is not required. They should say no if they can't do it and complete it if they say yes though.