UC/Commonapp/MIT questions

<p>UC Q:
Can I put being kept for the winter at a seasonal/summer job where mostly everyone else got let go as an award? I’d word it better but still, what do you think? </p>

<p>What about a pay raise as an award?</p>

<p>And where do I put an intership?? </p>

<p>Common App Q:
I heard about a recent trend where parents write supplement letters of rec. Is this a great idea or a terrible idea? I can’t tell.
And it wouldn’t be to simply gush but to add another perspective of me or shed more light!</p>

<p>MIT Q:
If you did research or projects but they weren’t completely original and you got the ideas from the internet should you still send a portfolio with a paper and pictures?</p>