<p>Check out [MIT</a> Admissions | Info For Schools & Counselors: Writing Evaluations](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/schools/writing_evaluations/index.shtml]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/schools/writing_evaluations/index.shtml).</p>
<p>MIT actually requests letters that are honest and list both your strengths and weaknesses. They expect some amount of flaws - nobody is perfect.</p>