Anonymous wrote:OP, all of the EA schools my DC applied to said they allow 10 days (or more) for supplementary items (recs, transcripts, scores, etc) to be submitted. It was just the student portion that was due Nov 1.

UMD would be an exception, but counselors know this

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Anonymous wrote:My DS's teacher (only one of them) has still not gotten his in, and my son made the request 4 months ago and has been following up. It's maddening and I have little to no sympathy about this. It's part of the job.

Read my post above.

And, because now I’m frustrated… I wrote 47. Each one took me about an hour and I completed them over two weeks this summer, without pay.

The teachers who haven’t gotten them done STILL HAVE TIME. They are not late. Those letters, however, are sitting on top of about 60 other hours a week of obligations. Teachers are absurdly busy.

I want this job less and less with every passing day.

NP and I just wanted to say THANK YOU!!! I know you don’t hear it enough. I can’t imagine how frustrating and demoralizing it must be to give so much of your time and emotional energy only to receive such disrespect and ingratitude on this forum. DD’s teachers have been wonderful and supportive. Many of us on here are grateful for your commitment to your students, despite the entitled and ignorant PP. The stress we’re all feeling right now is no excuse for that nasty attitude.

DP
Same here. And this is why I give all my kid's teachers who wrote recs gift cards (after decisions in) and kid wrote thank you notes. Also sent gcs to other teachers who were went the extra mile in other ways. It is a lot of work for teachers. I'm a professor and get it. Thank you to my kid's amazing teachers!!

Anonymous wrote:DC submitted apps over two weeks ago but counselor still hasn’t submitted transcript/counselor letter/teacher recs. Student has been in regular contact with counselor to share updates and deadlines for materials which have been acknowledged. One deadline is this Tuesday and most others are Nov 1. This is cutting it close - what should student do? Camp out in counseling office Monday AM?

Our school has a counselor deadline of Nov 8.

OP, all of the EA schools my DC applied to said they allow 10 days (or more) for supplementary items (recs, transcripts, scores, etc) to be submitted. It was just the student portion that was due Nov 1.

My DD submitted 4 EA applications by the deadline. She had asked two of her HS teachers last March (she showed me this via her Naviance account and indeed the date is there: March 8th, 2024). One of the teachers she asked did submit a recommendation for her on 10-30-24 and we are very grateful, but the other has yet to submit the recommendation.

My DD has politely reminded that teacher two times now and has spoken to her counselor. What else can be done? I am so frustrated for my daughter. She worked so hard to meet all of her deadlines (including asking her teacher for a LOR last school year), it is extremely unfair that this teacher has not met theirs.

Anonymous wrote:High School doesn't care. They don't care that if the application is complete early, more merit money will be offered. They don't care.

That’s not how it works. Merit scholarships are usually granted to students who submit at the 11/1 deadline.

It doesn’t matter if you get your application in by 9/30 or by 11/1… you are still in the same pool for merit scholarships.

To assume that teachers don’t care because they didn’t meet a deadline that you self-imposed is ridiculous. How do the teachers even know your private deadline?

He communicated that his application was complete.

Anonymous wrote:Luckily he got in - DS decided to submit without recommendations. He described the (many) leadership positions he had held during HS and what it took to get them. All had required teacher recommendations.

We too urged ... just submit without them. The timing was important to us. The HS would not consider the importance of timing.

The timing of the application submission and the timing of the recommendation submissions are not the same thing. It is perfectly normal to submit the app before the recommendations. No need to wait.

not talking a few days

Anonymous wrote:High School doesn't care. They don't care that if the application is complete early, more merit money will be offered. They don't care.

Most merit that involves applying early has a very specific deadline. This isn't "submit a few days/weeks earlier and get more merit."

High School doesn't care. They don't care that if the application is complete early, more merit money will be offered. They don't care.

Luckily he got in - DS decided to submit without recommendations. He described the (many) leadership positions he had held during HS and what it took to get them. All had required teacher recommendations.

We too urged ... just submit without them. The timing was important to us. The HS would not consider the importance of timing.

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Anonymous wrote:Do students often turn in homework well in advance of a deadline? No.

It is totally normal for counselors to submit documents on the deadline date.

They should not wait until the deadline date especially if her child submitted it weeks ago!

Counselors should be working full time and weekends this two week period. Leaving early Friday afternoons and not answering emails over The Weeknd for this exception in Time period is not acceptable. Yes, have daughter go to office and wait and make sure it is done on Monday if deadline is Tuesday as systems can glitch on day of etc...

PP, a parent. Why should a teacher or counselor submit ahead of the deadline date? So that the parent will chill? It doesn't help with admission.

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Anonymous wrote:Do students often turn in homework well in advance of a deadline? No.

It is totally normal for counselors to submit documents on the deadline date.

They should not wait until the deadline date especially if her child submitted it weeks ago!

Counselors should be working full time and weekends this two week period. Leaving early Friday afternoons and not answering emails over The Weeknd for this exception in Time period is not acceptable. Yes, have daughter go to office and wait and make sure it is done on Monday if deadline is Tuesday as systems can glitch on day of etc...

I’m a teacher who worked 75 hours last week, with another 75 ahead of me. Is this acceptable to you? That it takes me this much time just to stay on top of my work?

Your demand that we all work full time and weekends… we already are!

Blood from stone.

Anonymous wrote:Do students often turn in homework well in advance of a deadline? No.

It is totally normal for counselors to submit documents on the deadline date.

They should not wait until the deadline date especially if her child submitted it weeks ago!

Counselors should be working full time and weekends this two week period. Leaving early Friday afternoons and not answering emails over The Weeknd for this exception in Time period is not acceptable. Yes, have daughter go to office and wait and make sure it is done on Monday if deadline is Tuesday as systems can glitch on day of etc...