<p>Sorry if this is the wrong place, I just wouldn’t think of where to post this question.</p>
<p>I ended up taking a gap year this year, and am applying for colleges again. My old guidance counsellor said to contact the teachers who wrote my recs and ask them to end them to the colleges themselves.</p>
<p>I don’t want to be annoying. More importantly, what if the teachers don’t even have my recs on file anymore?</p>
<p>You should definitely ask, if they spent time writing you recommendations I’m sure they wouldn’t want those recs to go to waste. Even if you think they might not be on file anymore, it’s important to make sure as teacher recommendations are quite important when applying to colleges</p>
<p>Just go ask them. If they actually wrote a rec for you that means they like you and want you to get into a good college. Even if they don’t have it anymore, I’m sure they would be willing to write another one.</p>