katknight33

Thanks! I'll look into the individual applications themselves and go from there... in your experience, was it easy for your LoR writes to write one letter and then just upload it to each school's application link? Or did your LoRs spend a lot of time revising the letters to fit specific requirements?

Thanks for the info! I think I just need to do some more research into the application specifics for the schools I'm applying to (although it's a bit difficult because not all of the apps have been released yet). Interfolio and the UCLA services are meant to be a place to store LoRs... I'm not sure how they would link into the applications from such a third party service.

I am currently in the process of applying to PhD programs in environmental science/tropical ecology and conservation. I know–more or less– what schools I will be applying to. I also know who will be writing my letters of recommendation for me... but I do not know how they need to be sent to the schools I am applying for. I've heard about Interfolio, and I'm not sure what else it out there. I graduated from UCLA and UCLA offers a LoR service for alumni, but it is much more expensive than Interfolio. I've also heard about LoR writers mailing the letters to the schools themselves? I've tried to look into how you actually submit letters to grad school, and I still feel so confused. How do you actually send the letter to the school? I know it can be school specific, but any advice on the following would be much appreciated: - HOW do you send letters of rec to the schools you are applying to? - What services for sending LoR electronically is the best? (ex. Interfolio, through your alma mater?) This may seem like such a trivial question (and I'm sure I'l look back thinking it was a silly thing to ask), but I am just plain confused on how my LoRs need to get where they are supposed to go. Thanks!!