Has anyone in here ever written a fake letter of reccomendation and not get caught. Do universities usually contact the person who wrote the letters?
Do you not know any real people who will write a letter for you, so you need to make someone up? I've never had a problem getting friends, professors, or former employers to write a letter for me.
Don't be so quick to judge, I would suggest that about 25% of the people who are asked to write reference letters never write them. they either forget or simply don't have the time. You have to remember most people who are asked to write reference letters are highly qualified, busy people. You have two solutions: A) Send in multiple real reference letters to cover your back. B) Fake a reference letter Given this scenario, you should know that even certifying medical bodies rarely contact the reference writers. They rarely even read them. So you are pretty safe faking a letter should you desire to do it. But why. If they don't read them just have a Joe blow write the letter for you. If you were to fake a reference letter and get away with it, make sure you use different letterhead, write very different letters, sign differently, use different envelopes, and date stamp differently. That will pretty much ensure your integrity. Don't use a real persons name. That could backfire. For phone numbers, use a cell phone number that you have control over. If they call, you'll know it. It's not really worth the trouble tho', because you will be sweating about those letters for several weeks to months. And like I said, for no good reason, because reference letters are rarely read. The people judjing your qualifications simply don't have that kind of time. Nor do they even like judjing people.
Dude. Don't be stupid. I assume these are for college. You can't be that lame. 1) Your English teacher 2) Your counselor 3) Your Math teacher (or another class you're taking) Are you afraid they'll say something bad??? With the threat of lawsuits today, supposedly no teacher ever says anything bad. At worst, they'll say you were fine.
Why the heck do you want to fake it? In 4 years of high school life you don't even have one teacher who likes you?
I moved a lot. I went to 4 different high schools in 4 different years. I already graduated. Professors in college don't really remember you
I assume you're taking the time to fake LORs because you do not have access to good sources. Possibly for graduate school? Quickly, I can think of three possible scenarios. (1) Everything else in your application is good so the LORs are moot. Then why go through the trouble of a fake LOR? Just get Joe Schmo to write it for you. (2) Your qualifications (grades, admission tests scores) suck and LORs are again moot. If this is the case, maybe you shouldn't apply at all. (3) You're similarly situated with other applicants, so intangibles matter. In that case, I would think a university may follow up on your LORs. It definitely would not surprise me; it shouldn't surprise you.
You'd be surprised. I just applied to law school, and it was a challenge to find good recommenders, but I can't endorse your desire to fake a letter. It's pretty easy to catch a fake. People talk differently about themselves than they do someone else. Admissions people have read thousands of letters of recs, and I'm sure they can spot a fake. You're better off applying to schools that don't require letters than faking one. The key to getting a good letter is to give recommender plenty of time, be friendly and open with them, and be sure to give them friendly but firm reminders. Also key is to ask for a letter nicely, instead of demanding it. Just look back over your transcript and look for classes you made As in and that you participated in class. That's all a college prof needs to write you a decent recommendation letter.
That might make it harder, but NEVER fake a recommendation letter especially if you are applying to another school (graduate or otherwise). I know a lot of graduate schools that actually will read them and follow up on them if it sounds interesting (good or bad kind). Also, letters can make or break an application, so they are quite important to many schools (unless it is a very very large program that accepts literally hundreds and hundreds of people a year). Finally, even if you don't get caught now, watch out if you ever get caught later on for whatever reason. You could be in a lot of trouble then (schools may have the right to kick you out or take away your degree if you already graduated). Take bejezuz's advice.
