<p>Thanks arwarw for posting that great advice, so well put.</p>
<p>paul2757, that advice is from the Brown alumni association and it applies no matter what college you are applying to. You can’t call them because you aren’t the child of a Brown alum.
[BAA</a> - Services: College Advising](<a href=“Benefits | Alumni & Friends | Brown University”>Benefits | Alumni & Friends | Brown University)</p>
<p>paul2757, just send 2 letters. Just because they allow 4 doesn’t mean they are asking for 4. Two is usual and an extra is acceptable if you choose judiciously as outlined in arwarw’s quote. There is another thread going with the same question and same answers.</p>
<p>LoremIpsum (this ain’t twitter) is illustrating their choice of picking the 2 best recommenders for her son.</p>