Admission officers are trolling

gibby
Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:41:10 +0000

^^ Agree with Calgirl. Much of the subjective, but pertinent information for each applicant comes directly from your teacher recommendations and guidance counselor’s Secondary School Report. And, if MIT is to be believed, thousands of those letters do not do enough to differentiate candidates. See: [Writing Recommendations | MIT Admissions](How to write good letters of recommendation | MIT Admissions)

“We receive thousands of recommendations like this each year. It is all positive, but it doesn’t give any real depth to the candidate.”