Can I send LORs directly to schools MYSELF?

[jakinni]

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I've read about people advising to send LORs to schools directly and bypassing AADSAS. My question is can I send it to them myself after collecting them in sealed envelops from professors or does it have to be sent directly by the profs themselves?

Also some schools specify 2 LORs from science profs in prerequiste courses. My problem is that I don't know my profs at all in those courses. But I have two science profs (that haven't taught me) but I've worked for in the past who are willing to write them. Would schools accept this instead since they are still science faculty members? Do schools tend to be flexible about this? Which ones tend to be hardasses about it?

 

[The Musketeer]

I've read about people advising to send LORs to schools directly and bypassing AADSAS. My question is can I send it to them myself after collecting them in sealed envelops from professors or does it have to be sent directly by the profs themselves?

Yes, you can. But if you have to send the LORs to several different schools then it will mean the prof will have to print several copies.

Also some schools specify 2 LORs from science profs in prerequiste courses. My problem is that I don't know my profs at all in those courses. But I have two science profs (that haven't taught me) but I've worked for in the past who are willing to write them. Would schools accept this instead since they are still science faculty members? Do schools tend to be flexible about this? Which ones tend to be hardasses about it?

Yes you can, but it is recoomended that one of them should be able to write about your academic performance as well as your personal character.

 

[Biogirl361]

good luck getting the profs to give the letters to you, because all of mine insisted on sending it themselves. it worked out fine though, no problems with aadsas or schools getting them in a timely fashion.

 

[missugarplum]

Hi. I was wondering how I should approach professors in obtaining LORs for next year's application cycle. What is the best to hold onto the LORs till next year in preparation for the next cycle? Thanks for the feedback.