Applications say LOR submitted but I got no emails?

[TheChai]

This doesn't happen very often, I guess. Last night I sent out recommendation requests through 6 schools, and this morning I found out that one of my recommenders has submitted all of them. However, I received no emails from the schools notifying me that the LORs were received.

 

This professor had submitted LORs for me before for another 6 schools and I received emails confirming it.

 

The other two recommenders have not submitted anything yet, so i wouldn't know if its possible that these 6 new schools just coincidently don't send email confirmations for LORs. Also some of them share the same applyyourself.com system, so at least these schools should send me confirmation if there's a submission.

 

So my worry is that is it possible that he just quietly turned down the recommendation links or submitted blank letters? 

 

Please help! I might also just being super paranoid.

 

[TakeruK]

Don't worry!! (easier said than done, I know). Not all schools send LOR received confirmation and some schools might send them later. Also, just because they use the same applyyourself.com system does not mean every school will use every feature of that system the same way.

[TheChai]

Thank you. Okay. I think I will be able to know if this is pure coincidence (that all of them, UCLA columbia, stony brook, UF, UTAustin, TAMU, WUSTL) don't send out confirmation), or if it is my professor managed to dodge the system.... I really shouldn't have such thought since he's a very respected and nice person to my knowledge. 

 

If anyone has applied to any of these schools and had received the emails before, please let me know. Thanks!

[Vene]

Even if the letter was blank and the school sent out confirmations you'd still get an email.

[TheChai]

Even if the letter was blank and the school sent out confirmations you'd still get an email.

ahh ok. I googled and found in a rec letter submission sample, the recommender gets to choose whether to notify the applicant about the submission. I hope my professor just chose not to notify me through email....

[peachypie]

You can also check your application file and see.  A lot of times those places list the time of your entered recommenders submission and name of your requested LORs.  It also frequently has an option to "resend" or "send a reminder".  Many of the times you would see a "submitted" or checkmark next to those that have been completed already.  Maybe double check in the applications for those schools you are unsure of. 

[CogPsych2015]

I had my letters submitted and got notifications for 3 out of 6 of them. TAMU did not send an email, but I can see that it was submitted in my ApplyTexas portal

[TheChai]

You can also check your application file and see.  A lot of times those places list the time of your entered recommenders submission and name of your requested LORs.  It also frequently has an option to "resend" or "send a reminder".  Many of the times you would see a "submitted" or checkmark next to those that have been completed already.  Maybe double check in the applications for those schools you are unsure of. 

Thanks. All of the 6 schools applications magically shows that this one professor has submitted the LOR, which was really weird since I didn't get any emails and thats what makes me worried.

[TheChai]

I had my letters submitted and got notifications for 3 out of 6 of them. TAMU did not send an email, but I can see that it was submitted in my ApplyTexas portal

Ok. I think I just need to suppose my prof chose not to notify me, the applicant, when he submitted those letters... 

 

But yah knowing TAMU doesn't send out emails makes it feel a little better now. haha.

[TakeruK]

Ok. I think I just need to suppose my prof chose not to notify me, the applicant, when he submitted those letters... 

 

I think that is the most likely case. Especially if you have to tick a box in order to notify the applicant (he might have just missed that box).