school report: is principal o.k?

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>hi all,</p>

<p>i’m in a bit of a nasty situation. my school switched me to a new guidance counselor last year. my counselor is extremely knowledgeable, helpful and kind. however, we have had barely any contact at all…usually just sorting out class schedules/administrative things. to give you a bit of an impression, my high school has about 1300 students with 4 counselors splitting the workload across grade levels. this includes not just college counseling, but social work, scheduling and about a million other things. in short, we haven’t had any real 1 on 1 time at all</p>

<p>on the other hand, my school principal knows me quite well. we’ve spoken on several occasions about academic/personal things, and i frequently see and chat with her after-hours when i am working within my school as a computer technician. i also know first-hand that she is an outstanding writer, and could potentially write a more meaningful, helpful letter than my counselor. </p>

<p>i plan on calling yale myself and asking this question, but i was just curious if anybody else had the same issue/knows the answer.</p>

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<p>i’m pretty sure that isn’t allowed. it’s pretty specific it must be a GC. Why don’t you use him for an extra rec?</p>

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<p>i searched the internet a bit…</p>

<p>both princeton and dartmouth use the common application and allow principals to submit the school report. i still can’t find any mention of this for yale, though (for non-international applicants at least.)</p>

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<p>wow, i’m almost in the exact same situation! my old gc retired and i have a new one this year. she has like 400 kids, and i only met with her once to change my schedule… on the other hand, i’m great friends with my new principal.</p>

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<p>Why don’t you just email the Admissions Rep for your region and ask?</p>