phil413 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Some schools ask for the applicant to sign a waiver of confidentiality relinquishing our rights to access the letters. What is this? Are we expected to sign it, does it make a difference one way or another, is one way more advisable? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzylogician Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Just do it. Search one of the ten thousand times this has been discussed on the forum for details. Lisa44201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportPsych30 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 It absolutely makes a difference. If you want your LOR to hold any value to the admissions committee, you need to waive your right to access the letter of rec. This makes it so that the letter writers can actually write whatever they want to say with out worrying about how you will feel about it. The admissions committee will view a letter as tainted if you do not waive the legal right to access it. Hope this helps, and happy application season!SP30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil413 Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 Thanks, and sorry for reposting the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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