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letter of rec question
Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 1:19 am
by transfer2014
I'm looking to apply to Harvard. The deadline is on July 1st. Taking into account mailing time and LSAC processing delays, what date should I tell the professor the letter needs to be sent by?
Re: letter of rec question
Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 1:22 am
by mileslibertatis
My professors sent theirs through the university mail system and one of them took like 10 days to get processed. I would definitely prefer getting them in the mail by June 3. What if something goes wrong and it never processes? You need time to react...
Re: letter of rec question
Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 7:31 pm
by Lasers
i'd recommend 3 weeks before the deadline to be safe. usually takes about 10 days, though my recent experience has been much quicker (around 5).