IP address is logged for application and recommenders?

In theory, yes it is logged, but i don't think adcom checks the IP address of every single recommender whenever he/she logs in. I'm pretty sure though they verify the IP address of the actual letter submission, and if it's the same as the application, then yes it's a HUGE red flag.

In my case, one of my recommenders logged into the site in the computer lab of my apartment building because he was paying me a visit and wanted to print out the rec questions before going home. So the IP address for that login will be similar to my laptop, but he obviously submitted when he got home. So yeah, I don't think it's an issue unless you're blatantly doing something wrong. Either way, kroll will call the recommenders anyway once you get in.

My application and recommendations were all submitted from the same network. I know that the network has only 1 outward facing IP address from the proxy we route through. Nobody cared, this is just additional paranoia that applicants stress themselves out with needlessly.

Yeah, I think the amount of paranoia over something so trivial is ridiculous. Total waste of energy, rather than focusing on, oh i don't know, ESSAYS.

My friend joked that applicants go through a stage where they think they're a 007 villain, whose every move and thought is being tracked by adcom. I think the OP's IP address concern is one such example. Of course, if you are dumb enough to submit your application and both the recommendations from the same computer, within a space of 15 minutes, then yes, adcom will probably notice that.

I don't think you are getting how corporate networks work. You don't need to use the same PC to appear to have the same IP address to an external party (i.e., the adcom). Regardless, I agree that this is another topic people seem to blow out of proportion.

I was worried about this as well. I definitely used my computer at work to take a look at what the questions were.

I might just set my desk on fire after submitting...to erase any possible doubt.

When does this happen ? And are the calls made for every admitted applicant, or is it just a random process ?

I did that 15 min thing, as my recommender hadnt submitted till the last day. After he sumbmitted from his work notebook, I logged in from my work notebook to submit the app. I didn't think of its implications till now..

There's no need for adcom to manually verify anything. In today's age, don't you think it would be automatic? For instance, just a note that runs at the top of your application that automatically highlights anything odd. There are companies that already offer this kind of thing... check out the bottom of this: https://technolutions.com/slate/advantage

Fraud detection

Slate features a robust fraud detection system. By evaluating document metadata and login histories for applicants and recommenders, Slate is able to issue intelligent and adaptive alerts when potential fraud is detected. Our proprietary plagiarism detection system, able to be run on-demand or automatically on schedule, searches the entire corpus of uploaded documents and will identify statistically-significant duplication.

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