Recommendation Letters and Transcripts - Help?

Colleges & Universities Harvard University
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I’m in Australia and it says to submit two recommendation letters, counselor rec and transcript. In Australia we change teachers every semester-every year so I don’t feel like their is one teacher who adequately knows me enough to write a decent recommendation. Also, we don’t even have counselors in our school. And regarding the transcript, we have a report instead. In grades 8,9,10 I was in academic extension classes (top) but on our report it doesn’t state we were in extension, only the subject name and grade. How would I submit this to Harvard and how would they know that I was in AE? Instead of a transcript I would have to send them a report (ours is 2-4 pages long) card of every semester (2 per year!)

Also, what should I do about the recommendation letters? Also, for the additional rec, can I get it from my co-founder? He’s not my boss, we are co-founders.

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Same in the U.S. I’m sure there are some teachers who can successfully speak to your qualifications

Any administrator is fine (Dean/principal, or whatever your institution calls the lead academic people).

Your fellow applicants, if they submit supplemental references at all, will use references from employers, mentors,coaches, etc., who can discuss the applicants merits as a leader/team member. Their ability to write an effective letter may outstrip that of your co-founder (assuming he’s close to you in age).

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My co-founder is twice my age, in the thirties. @skieurope

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Then go for it.