<p>even though they dont ask for one, would they care if you sent in a peer rec?</p>
<p>they wouldn't help you. they discourage sending peer recs, it would be a waste of time for your peer to write you one</p>
<p>^^I agree. Peer recs aren't very objective.</p>
<p>well my friend wrote one, which is actually really honest. it starts out kinda brutal and criticizing of me but in the end it paints a really good picture or whatever. is it still a bad idea?</p>
<p>I still say no to that peer rec. I've never heard of anyone sending in a friend's rec letter.</p>
<p>The purpose of a rec letter is for the adcoms to get a lucid and objective critique of your character. Personally, I think something like a friend's letter is far too biased. Perhaps laxfan will have some input when she decides to get on CC again.</p>
<p>If they don't ask for one, don't send one.
If You Do send one, though, be very careful about whom you choose.
It's a much a reflection of your friends writing ability as it is on you.
My D received an excellent peer review from a competitor who later became one of her best friends.
And, she got admitted ED to the college of her choice.</p>
<p>Yes, send it.</p>
<p>They say to send in one counselor recommendation, one teacher recommendation, and at a maximum two more recs. They never specify from whom these extra ones should be.</p>
<p>The Hopkins adcom will evaluate every part of your application, even a peer evaluation. They will, like the others have said, understand that it is slightly more subjective than a teacher's or counselor's. But to that I ask, "Who cares?" If it makes some key points about your persona, it will help you more than hurt you.</p>
<p>So long as you're not exceeding the limit of four evaluations/recommendations, send it in.</p>
<p>^ They discourage sending peer recs. It's on the Hopkins weblog, whatever the link is.. i think it's hopkins.typepad.com or something or other. I mean, you can send one in, but it won't hold much weight... unless this is a special circumstance or something, like rsbikum noted. But based on the blog, it specifcally says they discourage it.. </p>
<p>Quote:
Additional letters of recommendation may come from a coach, employer, extracurricular advisor, additional teacher, school administrator pretty much anyone who can present additional sides of your character. I would though avoid parental and peer references.</p>
<p>Hah, alright, that should close the discussion. It's always good to use a source.</p>
<p>Thanks fjchowdhury :-)</p>
<p>No problem jimp, it's nice how we can all work together to figure out what we can about the adcoms lol</p>
<p>good pull fjchowdhury...reading the Hopkins Insider blog will lead to a lot of answers!!!</p>
<p>I didn't know the answer to the peer rec. until I read Admissions_Daniel's blog. I was going to have to ask him before I read your post. </p>
<p>My gut was saying no to the peer rec. and now it is confirmed.</p>
<p>lax are u one of those JHU_<em>insert name here</em> people?</p>
<p>No, I am not one of the bloggers or message board students -- though I know most of them. I actually work in the Admissions Office and am a sophomore currently at JHU.</p>
<p>just curious
how can we get to work in the admissions office?</p>
<p>lol.. Dartmouth has a required peer rec.. so i guess they're not completely useless</p>
<p>just finished correcting one :)</p>
<p>...yea which i wrote. thanx :)</p>