Did a Late Rec Get Me Rejected?

stemps
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:11:33 +0000

You can very well pass this off as a post-rejection complaint, and I completely understand.

However, for future reference, do you think a late recommendation had a significant effect on my chances?

I found out it was late on the 15th, waited til the 22nd to call and found out it wasn’t just a clerical error. I met with my teacher the next day and he sent it on the 24th. This, of course, was interrupted by Thanksgiving, and, with the office as busy as I’m sure it was, the letter didn’t get filed until the 3rd of December. If I remember correctly, the committee met on the 1st, which would make my app all but useless if my regional rep hadn’t read it.

Am I just crazy? or bitter? or does this make sense?