<p>Can it come in pieces? (i.e. counselor recs before actual Common App, etc)…
Thanks.</p>
<p>Also, if my sci oly advisor is writing a supplementary rec for me, not using the actual forms, is that ok?</p>
<p>Yes, yes</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>Just make sure your name and birthdate are on all the parts (or at least that’s what they told me when I applied).</p>
<p>Setting: a professor’s office. Approximately 3PM in mid-November</p>
<p>Background info: the professor is writing a supplementary rec for me. </p>
<p>Me: Did you send in the recommendation?
Him: I’ll get to it. Those are due on December 1st, right?
Me: Um, * November * 1st …</p>
<p>True Story. </p>
<p>Yeah, I didn’t really have a point to make.</p>
<p>Since the name of this thread is “app”…</p>
<p>Is there a limit which I shouldn’t cross on my application in terms of being funny?
I mean, I know I’m supposed to be myself, but people who’ve read some parts of it, think that I’m not serious, and even find it offending that I joke on my college (Caltech!) application.</p>