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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I question your existence. Name your school. People should know not to contact you. I can’t imagine that you would put any effort into writing such a last minute recommendation. [/quote]

Astounding.

You question the effort I put into letters simply because I say a “thank you” would be appropriate.

I put considerable time into these letters because I care about my students and their futures. I was writing a letter as my family participated in Christmas Eve traditions this year. I did that because I CARE.

Your statement above disgusts me. You question my professionalism simply because I wrote that acknowledgment is appropriate when someone goes FAR out of their way for a student. Fortunately, you are dealing with someone who thinks most people are gracious even if they don’t think to outwardly express it. You, however, come across as demanding and ungrateful.

And of course I’m not going to name my school. Why would I want somebody who judges me sight unseen without any context to contact me?[/quote]

Let’s be clear. Colleges get two recs from subject matter teachers and some
only allow one. Private schools organize this summer before senior year. There is a process. There are no last minute rec. Ditto CC rec which is completed over the summer. These recs are the same for all the given student schools. There is no last minute CC rec.

The issue over holidays is logistical but still important. Student needs to change or add schools based on a poor result so far. No one is bothering CC just to be a pain. There most likely is a 17 year old in total panic because admissions is not working out. The student handles their common ap but school needs to know so they can upload the recs. The supplemental essays for new schools are on the student and are uploaded by student. There is zero mandate for a school to edit supplemental essays esp over xmas. The writing seminar is a different thing. Many schools have these and this is not a last minute holiday project. Oh the last minute coach rec not happening. D1 recruits way early. If there is a last minute spot opening it usually is managed through club coaches and not school. If somehow a school coach gets contacted over the holiday, it is a call and not a letter and this would be a happy thing. I can think of zero coaches who would not be thrilled to get a call like this. Coaches who get recruiting calls are usually highly respected including by their athletes. D3 recruits late and still that is Aug before senior year and rare over xmas. Athletes have to fill out on their own pre read forms. These are submitted by athlete and not school.

Most schools do CC well or people would not send their kids. Make your own judgements on what you read. [/quote]

How the heck can you deny my reality?

Yes, there are last minute recommendations every single year. Sometimes it’s because a school a student applies to late requires a particular type of teacher. Sometimes it’s because an original recommendation fell through. Sometimes it is for a scholarship or honors college.

You can throw around absolutes (“there’s no such thing as a late rec”) and you will be wrong.

And regarding supplementals: Some schools actually task or ask the English dept with helping out on the college essays, hence the after-school sessions I’ve been running all semester.

Your experience is YOUR experience. It doesn’t cancel others. [/quote]

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