As you undoubtedly know, a number of graduate institutions require their applicants to submit all their application materials together, including letters of reference, which are to be placed in envelopes, sealed, and signed by the author. What I would like to know is, how can I be sure the reference remains confidential? What is to stop a student from requesting along with a legitimate reference, a reference letter to another institution they do not plan on applying to and opening that reference letter? I had a reference form to fill out recently which asked me if I would hesitate to send a relative or a friend for counseling to this applicant (once they had received the proper credentials). I would, but I didn't trust giving that information in a letter of reference I did not personally mail to the Admissions Office. Does anyone else see any problems with this method? Kathy Dillon, Western New England College
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