How LOR are sent?

[AjjA]

Hi, 

 

I'm trying to understand a very basic thing about LOR. How should they be sent? I have two US based recommenders who are familiar with system here, and one foreign recommender. The way it's done back there that the professor handle you the letter and you send it to whatever school you are applying. How about here? Does each school provide a link where the recommender upload the letter to? Or should the recommender go to somewhere in there website to upload it. I'm clueless. 

 

 

[fuzzylogician]

It depends on the application system, but usually what happens is that you fill out a portion of the online application that asks for the names and email addresses of your LOR writers. Then the system generates an email inviting them to submit a letter on your behalf. The email is generated either as soon as you update the information or only after you submit it, depending on the application. The email itself will usually contain a link to the website, and there your LOR writers will be asked some generic questions about you (like 'how does this student rank among others you have had in the past?') and they will be able to attach their letter as a pdf or copy-paste it into a text box.