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Send LOR before secondaries?
Started by ZainZ
hey,
actually, what most schools require is the LORs from the recommender themselves. each school has different requirements for letters also, eg, who they want letters to be from. schools will tell you what they need from you, including money, when they give you a secondary. you need to wait with the letters, but make sure your recommenders are writing them. if you are this far already, no point in wasting time waiting for someone to get writin on your behalf. g'luck
actually, what most schools require is the LORs from the recommender themselves. each school has different requirements for letters also, eg, who they want letters to be from. schools will tell you what they need from you, including money, when they give you a secondary. you need to wait with the letters, but make sure your recommenders are writing them. if you are this far already, no point in wasting time waiting for someone to get writin on your behalf. g'luck
No, No, No, No, No.ZainZ said:
Do not send any LORs until you have at least received the secondary from that school. Secondly, remember that the schools make you sign a non-disclosure letter saying that you have not seen the reccomendations that you are sending...so make sure your letter writers know this.
Wait till you get the secondary.
