joro Posted December 15, 2009 Posted December 15, 2009 Just got off the phone with him. He said he apologizes for not responding and that he felt that it was more urgent that he work on the letters than to respond. But he will be submitting them all today. I was very nervous talking to him on the phone that I wrote out a script of what I was going to say. I will update you guys when or if it gets submitted. No more stomach infections and liver implications for me if it is submitted!!
Maya Posted December 15, 2009 Posted December 15, 2009 Glad to hear about the good outcome for you joro!!!!! My LOR writer submitted today so I too get to sleep properly tonight, yay!!!!!!!
fancypants09 Posted December 15, 2009 Posted December 15, 2009 Hurrah for joro and Maya! And wishing the best for everyone else.
gazelle Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 received no reply from my letter writer after sending the automated reminder
joro Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 No hurrah for me yet. He still hasn't submitted the LOR...
digits2006 Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Yep. I am in the same boat. I gave my prof TWO months to do this. I keep updating her on it every time I see you. As of now, the applications that are due today does not have a letter. Luckily the rest of my letters are due in Jan, but these two programs are the best. She decided not to be in her office anymore during exam week. I emailed her today and she did not email me back.
joro Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Still nothing...even after talking on the phone and being told that they will be in today.
captiv8ed Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 I am sorry for you folks. That sucks so bad
cheesethunder Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 what abitititiihchc honestly. i would like.......never talk to them again. iremember my supervisor almost missed a deadline and i told my friend if he missed it i would stop my tehsis with him iwould be toooo bitter.
Ziz Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 My LOR never got submitted either. Luckily one of the schools allowed me to put 4 names in, and 3/4 submitted a letter so at least I have the minimum 3. The other school though (my top choice) didn't so I am still below the minimum 3 letters.
Ziz Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 On the plus side, I guess, for another school, I finally contacted the missing LOR (different person - this prof has been totally on the ball with every other application) just to check in that she received the automated notice and she said she hadn't. So good thing I followed up!!
modernity Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 I'm glad some of you heard from your LORs, and I hope the rest of you do too. fancypants09 1
joro Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 I woke up this morning hoping that I would wake up to a bunch of emails saying that a letter has been submitted and guess what!! Nothing!! Ziz 1
cheesethunder Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 I woke up this morning hoping that I would wake up to a bunch of emails saying that a letter has been submitted and guess what!! Nothing!! that has to be the most terrible feeling in the world. Ziz 1
joro Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 that has to be the most terrible feeling in the world. It is and after being told that he would be submitting it yesterday. joro 1
modernity Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 It is and after being told that he would be submitting it yesterday. Oh no. I had my fingers crossed for you too. Ziz 1
Maya Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Oh no joro, I'm sorry you have to deal with this!! Ziz 1
joro Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Oh no joro, I'm sorry you have to deal with this!! It's okay...I am glad that you got yours submitted though.
5h0ckW4ve Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 It is and after being told that he would be submitting it yesterday. Joro, dont despair yet. Sometimes it may take the system a while to update the submission status of your letters. Also, I have a feeling that the admissions will be flexible with late letter submissions. I just got an email from the school today saying that the "hard deadline" for letters of recommendation is almost 3 weeks from the application deadline. This is the same school that told me that all documents have to be submitted by the deadline in order for applications to be reviewed.
modernity Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Joro, dont despair yet. Sometimes it may take the system a while to update the submission status of your letters. Also, I have a feeling that the admissions will be flexible with late letter submissions. I just got an email from the school today saying that the "hard deadline" for letters of recommendation is almost 3 weeks from the application deadline. This is the same school that told me that all documents have to be submitted by the deadline in order for applications to be reviewed. This is true - some of my rec's submissions took a day or two to process (and maybe if they have a lot since it was the due date, it's taking longer??). I don't know perhaps we're grasping at straws... I am just hoping there is some good reason for this!
digits2006 Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 I woke up this morning hoping that I would wake up to a bunch of emails saying that a letter has been submitted and guess what!! Nothing!! AHHHH same here! I am checking my email hoping that the prof will update her letters. But NOPE!
eveangel1979 Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 I'm actually relieved to see this thread. I'm in exactly this situation, and I never expected it. I know that the schools will take the letters late, but this professor is writing the most important one. She's also been incredibly supportive both on the the phone and by e-mail about my application and agreed in July to write them. December 15th was the deadline for a program I'm really interested in attending. That deadline has now sailed right on past. I don't want to send any more e-mails, because I was starting to feel like a really chipper stalker. So now I'm scrambling for a replacement for my remaining apps. and hoping that she at least sends the LOR, even late, to the other program. Yuck. Good luck to everyone waiting on letters!
joro Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Day 2 of being late and still nothing submitted.
modernity Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 I really wish you had some course of action against this professor. As I said before, it's one thing if he doesn't want to write the LOR for you...it's another when he potentially sabotages your chances with this behavior.
fancypants09 Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 joro, I'm so sorry to hear about your MIA LOR writer. Have you graduated from the institution where your LOR writer is located? If not, perhaps you could talk to someone in the admin confidentially about this issue. I know that at my last school, certain profs were designated to hear student complaints in confidence, and help resolve this issue. Or perhaps you could speak to the Academic Dean or someone else at the institution?
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