letter from parent(s) supporting applying early

tech_fan
Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:44:26 +0000

I think they have changed, but not a huge amount. If a parent can provide unique, useful insight with the appropriate degree of humility, then it is still okay to send a letter. In my personal opinion, it is not so frequent that parents can say something that teachers haven’t already said, and teachers (since they aren’t ancestors of the person in question) can be more forthright in their praise. But there are exceptions. As always, doing something won’t always have a positive effect, so it makes sense to think about whether the input will help or turn someone off. But admissions tends to appreciate whatever useful information it can have about an applicant, especially if for some reason it doesn’t fit nicely into the existing application.