tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post7473070682872315483..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: Recommendations RantBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-76942408428145204182009-11-08T19:26:34.518-08:002009-11-08T19:26:34.518-08:00It's annoying -- we had a perfectly good syste...It's annoying -- we had a perfectly good system here until they forced us to shift to using the same form as the province's undergraduate application system. Now most of our applicants aren't sending in a statement of interest (because that doesn't come clear on the provincial system's links) and the letters of reference are much harder for faculty from elsewhere to provide.<br /><br />I despise all of the "you can't save this form so you have to fill it in online" rigmarole. Sadly, if we don't follow through, the students' applications will never be considered as finished and they won't be forwarded to the department or program for consideration. Vicious cycle!Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093558563358431804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-45597516387510384572009-11-08T17:29:43.500-08:002009-11-08T17:29:43.500-08:00If it makes you feel any better, online applicatio...If it makes you feel any better, online applications are a pain in the ass from the student's perspective too. I'd much rather send my CV as a PDF than retype every freakin' box into the online application.The History Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920472487193649652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-27751099055089501252009-11-08T14:25:08.112-08:002009-11-08T14:25:08.112-08:00I'm with you. I have had a couple of students ...I'm with you. I have had a couple of students over the past three years at warm-and-fuzzy school ask me for recommendations. (Why don't they ask tenured folks? Because Visiting APs make up the majority of the department.) There are always a ton of different forms, etc. I recently had a student who was applying to nine different schools, all with different requirements, web forms, or letter "stuff." Thankfully, the student was very thoughtful and made me a checklist for each school. In the haze of trying to deal with my dad's death and pregnancy and being behind, etc., the checklist was absolutely necessary. <br /><br />My major complaint about all this comes down to the fact that schools are using things like forms on websites to make things "easier" for recommenders. However, they're just making recommendations more of a pain in the butt. It's never a good feeling to get to the end of the recommendation saga feeling like you wish you hadn't said 'yes' to the request. Ugh.Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.com