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Are References Contacted?

by robhunter » Sun Jun 12, 2011 3:44 pm
Hi All,

Simple question, not planning anything nefarious here - one of my references may be in Africa for most of the fall and may not be able to reply to e-mails or phone calls in a timely fashion. Can I use this person as a reference or find someone else? I would imagine contacting 3,000+ references per school would be pretty daunting?
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by MBAApply » Sun Jun 12, 2011 4:43 pm
Highly, highly unlikely. In the 8 years I've done this (and as an applicant 12-13 years ago) I've never ever heard of an adcom contacting a recommender. I'm sure it may have happened, but it's rarer than a 65 yard field goal.
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by PrepMBA.AlexLeventhal » Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:10 am
I also think this is not likely. But it might not be a bad idea to have the reference indicate a preferred method of being in touch. I assume he/she can get to email in Africa, even if not timely. So this would not be a good reason to exclude him/her.
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