<p>There was talk earlier about providing references to people you don’t really know. Do you still vouch for their character? I guess I don’t understand why they can’t provide a transcript to show their GPA. And wouldn’t their athletic experience and singing/dancing experience be a topic of conversation at the party? From the outside the recs seem to be a way of keeping out the riff-raff. (or at least limiting PNM to people woho have connections.) I’m not saying this is true, but explaining why some of us see the process as exclusionary.</p>