Letters of Recommendation

ses
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:35:20 +0000

Actually, Dartmouth requires a peer recommendation. So…yeah

And some of the individuals on your list (ie politicians and alumni of the school in question) are not actually going to help you unless they know you and/or specifically promise the school money upon your admission.

My friend had a superintendent of the NYC public school system write him a letter for Columbia. Still got the thin envelope (and he did get into UChicago and Pomona sans the extra letter).