<p>For transfer applications, do you think there is any value in providing Amherst with both an evaluation by a secondary school official and an evaluation by a secondary school teacher?</p>
<p>If they will say that you are one of the most extraordinary candidates they have ever met. </p>
<p>Don’t be damned with faint praise. Also could be helpful if they know you better personally and can comment on how you’ve overcome your disadvantaged background.</p>