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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will start by saying, as the child of a retired teacher, that I agree with and echo everything teachers have written: this is a ton of work for them, and they take it seriously and want to do it well. Thank you.

The one piece of context I will add that explained why for my kid, at least, not having both recs in by now is stressful is that his ED school requires only one recommendation but will accept up to three. Obviously he wants to put his best foot forward so wants to attach both recs. But because he can meet the minimum requirement with the one rec that’s in, he can’t ensure that the second rec will be added to his application after he submits. So if the teacher doesn’t submit until Nov. 1, my kid has to wait until Nov. 1 (a Saturday) to submit his application, which means if there are any issues with submission that he can’t get help with them until two days after the deadline.

So the concern from some kids isn’t necessarily that teachers won’t meet the deadline but rather that the kids need a little bit of wiggle room to manage recs to align with each school’s unique submission rules.

That said, the teacher my kid has been waiting for just emailed saying recs will be done a few days before the Nov. 1 deadline. This was a big relief to my kid and meant he didn’t have to bother the teacher.[/quote]

Theres no extra credit for it being in early. Your kid can submit their part and still allow others to wait for the deadline.[/quote]

You misunderstand. It’s not about being early. It’s about being able to select which teachers’ recs are included in the app and having a little bit of cushion to deal with any issues that come up while submitting. It’s a relatively niche situation, but it does exist.[/quote]

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