<p>How should extra recs be sent? Should it just be a letter? Should the rec have my social security number, address, etc? Yale doesn't have a form to give to extra recs so I was wondering how should it be sent.</p>
<p>My extra recs were simply letters on official letterhead. I gave my each of my recommenders a stamped, addressed envelope and told them only to put my name and high school in their letters. Usually, the recommender signs the seal of the envelope as well.</p>
<p>you have extra recs?.....i thought yale told us not to do that.</p>
<p>Actually, i had two extra recs. One was from a scientist I worked with for two years, and the second was from the head of the music department. I believe that both greatly added to my application, because my teachers knew so little about me outside the classroom. It must have worked, because I got in! I would say that one (or even two) extra recs are okay as long as they add something to your application that your teachers and guidance counselor would not mention.</p>
<p>hmmmm...did not know this!</p>
<p>You definitely don't need extra recs to get you in, although I'm sure they can't hurt.</p>
<p>I also submitted an additional recommendation; I simply printed off another recommendation form from the Yale Admissions website and gave it to my teacher.</p>
<p>Yale definitely recommends against extra recs (that thick folder thin applicant thing again), but I submitted one from a woman i've been riding with/doing community service with for 6 years. here's what my college counselor suggest she write, just as a short letter: (i didn't write this!)</p>
<p>Because most of the forms are specifically geared to academic
recommendations, she (that's me) asked me to give you some guidelines. Basically, the letter can be 150 to 250 words long, double-spaced and addressed to Yale's
undergraduate admissions office. In the first paragraph it is good to
establish how long you have known ______ and in what context. After that,
you are basically free to describe her strengths as you see them in the
context of her work with you. The more specific the examples, the better.</p>
<p>make sense?</p>
<p>Thanks, that makes sense. Considering that Yale gets 17,000 some applicants, its amazing they can keep track of all the letters coming in.</p>