Get Ferpa Release Form

In your Common App account, Go to the My Colleges tab. ... Select any of your schools, then go to the Recommenders and FERPA section. Under FERPA Release Authorization, click Complete Release Authorization. Read the text on the next screen and click the box to agree. Ignore the Recommenders part of this Common App section.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that affords parents the right to have access to their children's education records, the right to seek to have the records amended, and the right to have some control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the education ...

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that affords parents the right to have access to their children's education records, the right to seek to have the records amended, and the right to have some control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the education ...

FERPA requires that a consent for disclosure of education records be signed and dated, specify the records that may be disclosed, state the purpose of the disclosure, and identify the party or class of parties to whom the disclosure may be made.

When you waive FERPA rights, it signals to the college and — more importantly to the letter writer — that you're willing to trust them. And it allows them to feel safe in writing how they really feel about you and your accomplishments. If you don't waive FERPA rights, you might actually be suspect.

Without a doubt, FERPA is a very important federally create protection for student privacy, but the act continues to change every year.

Waiving your rights lets colleges know that you don't plan to read your recommendations. This helps reassure colleges that the letters are candid and truthful. Some recommenders may only write a letter if you have waived your rights. Check with your counselor or teachers to see if any of them follow such a policy.