Letter of recommendation, submitting electronically Forum
- defdef
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Letter of recommendation, submitting electronically
My last recommender isn't the best with computers and asked if it was okay if she just emailed me the letter to submit electronically. Is this illegal / will screw me? The reason post mail isn't the best option is just due to being overseas and timeliness, but I will do that if necessary.
- Clarity
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Re: Letter of recommendation, submitting electronically
Is faxing not an option?
- North
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Re: Letter of recommendation, submitting electronically
The electronic submission process isn't difficult... It's a little sketchy, but here's how you could do it:
1. Obtain your recommender's permission to do this.
2. List her as a recommender with all the correct information and send the electronic submission request to her e-mail address.
3. Ask her to forward the email LSAC sends her to you.
4. Ask her to send you a copy of the LOR.
5. Don't tamper with the LOR.
6. Follow the directions in the e-mail, put in her information where LSAC asks for it, and upload the LOR.
Here's what the e-mail she'll forward back to you will look like:

1. Obtain your recommender's permission to do this.
2. List her as a recommender with all the correct information and send the electronic submission request to her e-mail address.
3. Ask her to forward the email LSAC sends her to you.
4. Ask her to send you a copy of the LOR.
5. Don't tamper with the LOR.
6. Follow the directions in the e-mail, put in her information where LSAC asks for it, and upload the LOR.
Here's what the e-mail she'll forward back to you will look like:

- defdef
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Re: Letter of recommendation, submitting electronically
Thanks for the help! But by "a little sketchy" do you mean that this is explicitly forbidden and I could get in trouble for it? I want to avoid any risk. I'll check if faxing is an option for her.
- North
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Re: Letter of recommendation, submitting electronically
Well, I figure that as long as you do it with her explicit permission, you'd be okay. Have her fax it if you can, though.
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