Letter of Rec. Predicament

jr91
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:26:16 +0000

A teacher I am getting a letter of recommendation from has “big connections” with Yale through his wife. He told me he is going to have the connections contact the office of undergraduate admissions. I have heard that Yale adcoms hate this sort of thing. Is this true and if it is will it hurt me that much if they did get a call/e-mail?