When does the application system send to the recommender?

[nasa2015]

Hello everybody

Does the application system send to the recommender before or after submit the app?

Many thanks in advance and regards.

[geographyrocks]

It depends on the program and school, but I think most send the email after you submit the app.

[Vene]

It depends. Some schools I applied to sent it after I submitted the final application. Others allowed me to enter my LOR writers at any point in the process and it would send a request to them.

[TakeruK]

For almost all of my applications, they send the email either:

 

1. When you enter the contact information for each recommender (you can usually skip right to this page and not fill in the rest of the application yet)

 

or

 

2. When you enter the contact information for all of your recommenders and then hit "send" on the LOR page. (again, you can skip right to this page if you want the requests to go out now but not fill in your application info until later).

 

In only one case did a school require me to actually submit the application before they would send the LOR request.

[nasa2015]

Thank you so much to all of you, I didn't know that. I thought that after submission but when I enter the app some schools will send once you save.

Thanks again.

[surefire]

For almost all of my applications, they send the email either:

 

1. When you enter the contact information for each recommender (you can usually skip right to this page and not fill in the rest of the application yet)

 

or

 

2. When you enter the contact information for all of your recommenders and then hit "send" on the LOR page. (again, you can skip right to this page if you want the requests to go out now but not fill in your application info until later).

 

In only one case did a school require me to actually submit the application before they would send the LOR request.

 

In my experience, I would add a third.

 

(3) When you do one of the first two AND THEN PAY THE APP FEE.

 

This is a pretty common inquiry, I'd imagine, so check for a "Online App FAQ" to make sure.

 

Good luck!