<p>My ap cal teacher informed me that the recommendation he submitted to a few of my schools, including harvard, contained a typo. I guess he had tried to give an example that shows my math intuition or whatever so he put this: </p>
<p>“I once asked my class if 1 and .9 repeating are equivalent. While most of my students answered in the negative, Lakshmi was one of the few that said yes. However, she was the only student to immediately create a mathematical proof to support her answer. She reasoned that if 1/3 is equivalent to 0.3 repeating, then when each is multiplied by three, the inevitable conclusion is that one must equal 0.9 repeating.” </p>
<p>Except in the recs that he sent out, he left out the word “repeating” after .9 and .3 so that it says that I proved that 1=.9 by saying that 1/3=.3</p>
<p>I’m sure that admissions officers would be able to figure it out, but do you guys think that he should send out a different one with a letter explaining that the first one contained a typo? Or should I just let it be? Or should call the admissions offices and ask them what they suggest? </p>
<p>^ True, but the adcoms may misinterpret the essay and think that BOTH the applicant and the teacher are stupid. The “repeating” after the “0.9” is quite pivotal in the understanding of the testimonial.</p>
<p>alohasam89, I appreciate your concern, lol. Maybe the guys at harvard will think I’m a genius cuz I’m pretty sure that no one else can prove that 1 and .9 are the same thing. haha… </p>
<p>anyway, my teacher told me that he faxed a new copy to the schools but he didn’t attach a letter explaining that there is an error in the original so I’m thinking of calling the admissions office to let them know that its not just a duplicate. or maybe i’ll just let it be and hope that they file the faxed recommendation…</p>