letter from parent(s) supporting applying early

bookworm
Sat, 30 Dec 2006 13:15:38 +0000

Coincidentally, a parent posted that he/she had sent a recom letter to Caltech for 15 yo S.

Quote:
Inverse responded:

I recall that I did ask someone at Caltech about whether I could contribute a recommendation for my son. I was told it depended on whether I could provide useful insight or not. Not just cheerleading. I began my letter with something like this: “I believe that it may be necessary for me to write for DS because of his young age. I believe he is specially gifted and will make useful contributions to science given the opportunity. I will share with you my observations from which my belief is based.”