Recommendation for a B school

Question

I have just started working on my app. I understand all of the peices from the app but reccomnendations. 
How do we get the reccomendations? 
Who sends the reccomendations to school?
Who provides the content of the recommendation to the recommendor?
Does the recommendation need a stamp or signature from the recommendor?
How does the school verify the veracity of the reco?

Please help.

Gokhra · Answer

Almost all schools do recommendation online nowadays. Once you start the application, there will be a recommendation section. In this section you will fill out the name and other particulars, including email address, of your recommenders. The system will then send an email to the recommender asking him to fill out a recommendation for you online (usually this involves the recommender answering a bunch of questions about you).

The content of the recommendation should be generated by the recommender obviously. As for verifying the recommendations, usually schools assume that everything is in order. But after you get admitted, most schools will call the recommender to confirm.

Hope this helps.

Ellipse · Answer

Thanks a ton!

It was really helpful.

mappleby · Answer

I've also been told that you should waive your right to view the recommendation letters during the process. Can anybody verify that? I never understood why and I didn't do that last year when I applied to schools because I didn't read until after submitting that it was looked down upon to not waive your right.

scleraxis · Answer

Yes. It shows that you trust those who will be writing the recommendations. When it comes to applications for other graduate schools, it is pretty much given that you will waive your right to view.

patriot · Answer

I think waiving the right to see the recommendation is not a must, and it doesn't affect admission chances. It is just a sign for credibility. Anyway, if you don't waive your right it doesn't mean you will be able to see the recommendation during the application process, only after you get to the school.

Recommendation for a B school

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