Alumni Teacher Rec - Harvard

Applying to College
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<p>Hey everyone,</p>

<p>Quick question. Harvard’s a great school, but I think my stats are a little short: really good extracurriculars and a 35 ACT, but a 3.6 GPA.</p>

<p>However, one of the teachers writing my recs went to Harvard for undergrad, and made quite a name for himself there (I know for a fact some of the admissions counselors know him by name). </p>

<p>How significantly would this make a difference in my likelihood to get in?</p>

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<p>Unless he made quite a name more recently with a multi million dollar donation, it won’t help more than any other teacher rec.</p>