Know which colleges before asking for rec?

thealt
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:48:56 +0000

I was wondering whether we needed to have a finalized list of colleges ready before informing an extra recommendation writer that I’d like him/her to write a letter. Your answer seems to imply that I do need a list ready, but what if I were to add/drop a college after giving the list to the writer? Would it simply be better to give them the envelopes at a later time (after they’ve finished writing the LOR) so that there is no confusion?