Letters of Recommendation for PhD Programs

[SBuk]

2 Questions

1.) Do LORs get sent along with the application (i.e., do recommenders submit it to an online portal at the same time or before I submit the application) or can they/should they submit after I submit the application. 

2.) I heard a recommender will get access to all materials in the application (transcripts, SOPs, essays, etc.) when they are asked to write the LOR. Is this true? 

Thanks so much!

SBuk

[Jim VK]

Depends on the program, but letters of recommendation are submitted in an online portal by the person who writes the referral. Here's the process for Stanford Business: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/programs/phd/admission/application-materials/recommendation-letters