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Recommendation disaster, should I start a new application?

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by k03 » Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:20 am
Hi Clear Admit,

I'm applying to a few top US MBAs, and for one specific school that I care deeply about, 2 of 3 my recommendations have been sent and are disastrous:
Recommender 1 sent a letter written for another school by mistake
Recommender 2 sent the right letter, but had e-mailed it to me before submitting it, so that we could discuss it. I made some comments in the file, then he submitted it. Now he realized that the word document has my name as author in its properties.

So 2 questions:

1 - is this a big deal?
2 - If I just cancel my application now, and start a new one with a different e-mail address, and get the same recommendations without the fiasco, will they be able to trace the other one back to me? Will it be held against me?

Thanks a lot !
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by Stacey Oyler » Mon Dec 27, 2010 12:10 pm
Hi,

Thanks for your post. I am so sorry to hear about your recommendations. It sounds like you've had a very frustrating experience! Honestly, I don't think canceling the application and starting a new one will help - your social security number and other identifying information is the same thus you aren't really creating a "new identity." My best advice is to let the one that you edited go and hope for the best. However, I would recommend calling the school admissions office directly about the other recommendation for the wrong school. I am sure thing type of thing happens quite often and it clearly isn't your fault. Bschools know you apply to more than one school and won't therefore judge you by this mistake. It's best to clear the air on the issue and continue on with your application.

Best,

Stacey
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