Letter from parent(s) supporting applying early

tech_fan
Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:59:04 +0000

As I said in the Caltech version of this thread, having your parents write would probably be a minus (since it’s important that you are doing this, and not your parents). But if there is something extra to say, I am sure if you send a letter to admissions, it will be added to your file. (Well, I’m only 100% sure at Caltech, but I am pretty sure MIT would do the same.) And there’s nothing wrong with wanting to say a few more things about why you’re a good fit – just reread what you wrote at the end and ask yourself “does this convey some new useful information that can’t be gotten from the rest of the file?”