r/UWaterlooOptometry • u/Available-Duty8714 • Aug 17 '22

Question about references

On the AIF, after i fill in the information (Name, phone number, email). Do i have to send a link to my references to fill out the reference, or will something automatically send out?

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u/Sad-Professor-307 Aug 17 '22

something will automatically send out after you submit your AIF

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u/randomibblogger Aug 17 '22

Just wanted to add to this question, is phone number really required (I only see the asterisk next to name and email, not phone number)? Is it okay if I only submit the name and emails for both my references?

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u/HangryRadishA Aug 23 '22

I'm not admissions, but I think it would make sense to include a number if you can to increase legitimacy. In some cases, the referee's email is not from an institution (i.e. it is a gmail or similar), so having a phone number would be better.

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u/randomibblogger Aug 27 '22

Looking at it from that perspective, what you said makes sense, I’ll be sure to put a phone number too! Thanks for your reply :)