Did I harm my recommender or future applicants?
Hi! I applied to US universities as an international for fall 2021. So, I was working on my applications around late 2020. I wasn't completely sure that I was going to apply but in the end after I got a good score (around 1500/1600), I decided on applying. I applied RD to all, and I asked for a lot of financial aid. I applied to very selective schools. Ultimately, I was rejected by all the unis I applied to via the commonapp. I ultimately ended up going to a local university where I'm currently studying.
I was unsurprisingly a bit rushed for time. Now, I had to collect 3 letters of recommendation (one from the counselor, and the rest two from teachers).
Counselor
My school didn't have a counselor. I asked a teacher from my high school to be my counselor. He asked me to collect his signature, email, and password and finish the whole process by myself. I wrote the recommendation letter by myself too.
Teacher 1
I asked another teacher for my first LOR. He too told me to write the rec letter by myself. I did. I then sent it to him via email, and then I uploaded it from his computer.
Teacher 2
I switched schools after my sophomore year. I asked a teacher from my previous highschool to give me a rec letter. She agreed. I wrote the rec letter, gave it to her, and she signed it.
Now, as you guys know, there are other miscellaneous ratings that the recommender has to fill up if one selects the "does your school do ratings" option iirc. I didn't even know that one had to do those. Only when I went to upload the LOR in lieu of her I found those ratings. I didn't bother notifying her and filled those myself. I gave myself very good ratings iirc.
Crux
Now, I think I wasn't unethical with regards to my dealings with my counselor, and teacher 1, but I think I was unethical with regards to teacher 2. I should've notified her about those ratings and let her fill those up. I didn't. I was rushed for time. Now, after all these years, I suddenly remembered that I had done that, and it is really weighing on me. Thankfully, I was rejected by the unis that I applied to, so I didn't harm the chances of a deserving applicant.
Questions
- Is teacher 2 going to be negatively affected in any way due to my actions?
- Are future applicants from my highschool going to be negatively affected in any way due to my actions?
- Are future applicants from my highschool recommended by teacher 2 going to be negatively affected in any way due to my actions?
If yes, how can I atone for my sins?