<p>I am just wondering, how many additional recommendation letters should be submitted to Harvard? I have many additional recommendation letters from different perspectives, but I haven't read any admitted profiles that had so many.</p>
<p>Harvard, and most other selective colleges, require 2 letters of recommendations from teachers that have recently taught you in a class, such as Math, Science, English, History etc. If you send in additional letters of recommendation, those additional letters have the potential of watering down your letters from your teachers – which is who colleges most want to hear from. Yale college probably says it best: [May</a> I submit supplementary letters of recommendation? | Yale College Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.yale.edu/may-i-submit-supplementary-letters-recommendation]May”>http://admissions.yale.edu/may-i-submit-supplementary-letters-recommendation)</p>
<p>“If you feel the need to submit extra information, you may ask one additional recommender to write on your behalf. Please do not solicit this additional letter unless you feel it will add substantially to your application. The writer should know you well personally or have mentored you closely in some capacity. For example, if you have engaged in advanced scientific research, you should consider asking your research mentor to write a letter of recommendation for you. Please ask that person to include the following at the top of their letter: your full, legal name as it appears in your application, the name and location of your high school, and your date of birth. The letter should be labeled “Supplementary” to avoid confusion.”</p>
<p>Only if it adds significant make-or-break information. Otherwise a University like Harvard will think you’re wasting their time with extra information. It has to be significant.</p>