Should I Submit My CommonApp Without Completed Recommendation Letters?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the decision of whether to submit the Common Application without completed recommendation letters. Participants explore the implications of submitting an application that may be considered incomplete due to missing recommendations, particularly in relation to admission requirements and deadlines.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant questions the wisdom of submitting the application without completed recommendation letters, suggesting it could jeopardize admission chances if the schools require recommendations.
  • Another participant shares their experience of submitting their CommonApp early and indicates that the school accepted the application without immediate recommendations, stating that the review would occur once the recommendations were submitted.
  • Some participants express concern about the timing of submission in relation to the completion of recommendations, emphasizing the importance of ensuring all components are ready before submitting.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the necessity of having completed recommendation letters before submission, with some advocating for waiting and others suggesting it is acceptable to submit without them.

Contextual Notes

Participants do not clarify specific admission policies for the schools mentioned, nor do they address the potential consequences of submitting without recommendations in detail.

Who May Find This Useful

Students preparing to submit their Common Application, particularly those concerned about the role of recommendation letters in the admissions process.

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The commonapp, member questions and assign recommenders are all ready. Should I click on the submit button even though my teachers didn't finish the recommendation letters? This is commonapp.
 
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What schools are you applying to? If the school makes recommendations a requirement for admission consideration I wouldn't. It's too risky and even though you may have excellent grades and test scores, why get denied, because of recommendations. Unless the admission deadline is today or tomorrow so you couldn't get any reccomendations period, I wouldn't.
 
I submitted my CommonApp to Purdue on August 1st (the day it opened) and my recommender got his recommendation in around August 20th. It worked fine for me... You're only "submitting" the part you do. The school will wait to review it until your recommendation is in.

Submit it!
 
Thank you, NextElement.
 

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