<p>So, are counselor recommendations mandatory if I already have 2 teacher recommendations?</p>
<p>Thanks for any replies.</p>
<p>Yes, they are. The counselor recommendation is really about putting you in the context of the rest of your school. Did you take the hardest classes? Have you been a good citizen in your school? How do you compare to the rest of your class? Those are questions that cannot be addressed by your teacher recommendations because they don’t have access to that information.</p>