<p>I hope that you are wrong about the letters of recommendation. I think most teachers would refuse to write a letter rather than write a less than flattering one.</p>
<p>The note I like to make is that the honors college has a new dean. He started last year, but probably did not make a lot of immediate changes. This year, there are probably more changes.</p>
<p>The numbers do seem to go up each year. However, you might just give them a call and ask whether there is a cut-off this year. Is there a big difference in the weighted and unweighted GPAs? Are the APs the ones that are the last class in a series? For example, calc, history, physics.</p>