OSCAR Applicant User Guide

8.0 My Recommendations
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OSCAR Applicant User Guide 2.0
Applicants must identify all their recommenders before submitting applications—this is a
similar function to uploading your application documents ahead of time. My
Recommendations tab is where you go to select your recommenders (My Recommenders
tab) and to check the status of your recommendation letters (Status of
Recommendation Letters tab).
8.1 My Recommenders
OSCAR recognizes two types of recommenders in the system: (1) faculty recommenders
and (2) other recommenders.
• Faculty Recommenders – Users select their faculty recommenders from a
dropdown picklist of recommenders already uploaded by the law school under
Choose Existing Recommenders.
• Other Recommenders – Users enter the name and contact information
(recommender email address, phone number, and assistant’s email address)
of their non-faculty recommenders under Create New Recommender.
For each law school participating in the OSCAR program, the law school administrator is
required to upload a master directory that contains a list of faculty recommenders for the
law school. Applicants select their recommenders from the master directory pick list located
in the drop down menu under Choose Existing Recommenders. (Note: Recommenders
cannot be deleted once the application(s) has been submitted and are viewable to judges.)
See Figure 13 -14 for screen shots.
8.1.1 Selecting Faculty Recommenders
1. Click on My Recommendations tab located towards the top of screen.
2. Select My Recommenders tab.
3. Under Choose Existing Recommenders, select all the faculty
recommenders that you will use on your applications. After selecting your
first faculty recommender, click on the Add to My Recommenders button to
add each subsequent recommender’s name to your list. Note: Once
recommenders are selected, their names will appear under the list of Current
Recommenders located at the bottom of the screen).
8.1.2 Identifying/Selecting Other Recommenders
1. Recommenders that are not listed on the law school’s pick list must be
entered in manually under the My Recommenders Tab by completing the
fields under Create New Recommender. Note: Once the recommender is
created, it will be added to your list of Current Recommenders.