<p>While the Yale website seems to discourage more than two recommendations, I want to ask my history teacher from soph/sr year to write a third for Yale EA. I think that while my grades in his class have not been spectacular, and generally have only been A- in history, I consider it to be my best subject, and I think he has a unique take on my aptitude. I don't want to ask one of two other teachers I've already given envelopes to not to write me one... so is three alright?</p>
<p>A third rec is generally helpful only when it's from a coach, music teacher, etc. who knows you outside the academic realm and can comment on a non-academic facet that the academic recs wouldn't have touched.</p>
<p>AdmissionsAddict, is it considered normal practice for those supplementary materials to get a rec to go with them? ie. an art teacher?</p>
<p>milessmiles, they do discourage it as it clutters your application, but if you think it will make a real positive addition to your application, then do it. only if you're absolutely sure his recommendation is fantastic though. otherwise it will most likely have a detrimental effect.</p>
<p>Sorry to hijack, but I have a rec-related question. I have one from my AP English teacher, and I also have one from my drama teacher. The drama teacher only taught me for one semester in 10th grade in one of his classes, but we've worked together for 2+ years now on the school productions. I plan to pursue theatre (esp. technical theater), and he has the best idea of me backstage. And I know in his rec, he mainly wrote about me as a leader in theatre (he told me). Should this be a supplement one and should I ask a "core" teacher for a rec, or is that fine?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>i was just wondering, how would you send in a third recommendation?
would you follow the same structure as CA teacher supplement? </p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>Just mail a letter of recommendation with the title "Supplementary Recommendation."</p>
<p>Bumping this thread, since I don't want to make a new one.</p>
<p>How exactly should a supplementary recommendation look like? Just a letter or with the evaluation with the tick boxes in the CommonApp sheet as well? Does it have to include student information in the header of the letter (name, school, etc)? What should be on the envelope? Etc.</p>
<p>I need to sent this app off by the end of the week and I need to know ASAP :S</p>
<p>A letter is fine. Ask your writer to include your name, birth date, and the name of your high school. (Social Sec. No. is optional.) Give him/her a stamped envelope addressed to Admissions. Return address should be the writer's.</p>
<p>Sweet! Thanks for the info :)</p>
<p>If it's a teacher writing the third rec, can the return address just be the school's?</p>
<p>Sure. (10 char)</p>
<p>Another questions about sending in a supplementary recommendation... If you had a school teacher write you one using the online system, can you send it online to Yale? Or does it need to be printed and sent by mail?</p>
<p>nvm, I found the answer :P</p>
<p>if my music teacher is writing my rec, should they include their return address?
and also, where do they put my commonapp ID or other info?</p>
<p>thanks</p>