<p>Harvard asks me to send a counselor recommendation and 2 teacher recommendations</p>
<p>If a politician, lets say the major of my city or the governor of my state write me a recommendation letter, is it going to help in my admission?</p>
<p>If you send additional, positive recommendations from people who know you well, they will help.</p>
<p>But make sure the letter is personal.</p>
<p>(Chances are, the mayor or governor does not know you that well. And that really seems like your pandering. An admissions officer will not be impressed to get a generic recommendation with a stamped signature.)</p>
<p>Ok ill make sure if i do ask some government official to fill a recommendation to make it personal, because its true they may not know me so well.</p>