Class participation in recommendations?

Luminouzz
Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:07:59 +0000

^The colleges I’m applying to strongly recommend junior and senior year teachers, but don’t require them.

Do recommendations have to focus on classwork? On the MIT website, the first recommendation discusses the applicant’s class performance briefly. However, it is critiqued as a good one.

[MIT Admissions | Info For Schools & Counselors: Writing Evaluations](http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/schools/writing_evaluations/index.shtml)