- He can tell his recommenders the schools he is applying to, but I don’t think they look at the schools listed on the Common App. Why would they? I’m not sure they can even access that information. As far as I am aware, they upload the rec and that’s it. If the student is applying to particular schools or majors, he can mention it to the recommenders, but what they do with that info is up to them. The whole point of the rec is to get candid, honest view of a person from someone who isn’t related but knows them reasonably well. This is why students should choose recommenders who they like and who like them in return, ideally teachers from classes in which the student made a genuine effort to do well.
- The colleges will look at the high school profile and will know what courses offered are the highest level available. They should be listed by wherever name they are called by the high school. So he should call it College Level Biology, or whatever the class is called on his transcript.