forged letters of recommendation?

Columbia2002
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:22:28 +0000

I know a lot of teachers who ask for drafts of the recommendation, which they look over, make minor changes (if any), and just sign and send - so technically the students write it themselves. I suppose these recs seem a lot more forged than your friend’s…



And these are generally bad recs. Over the course of applying for various things in my life, I’ve had to draft a few of my own recs and they’ve all been mediocre. Someone who knows you well and thinks you’re wonderful can say better things about you than you can say yourself.