Five letters of recommendation?

Parents Forum
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<p>Hi!
I know that most colleges do not appreciate extra things to read, but I was wondering if anybody had some experience with sending extra letters of recommendations. I really don't want to bombard adcoms with a gargantuan amount of supplementary materials, but I really feel I need all these recs. </p>

<p>I switched schools this past year due to financial reasons, and I am now attending a public high school rather than the independent private school I had attended for the past 3 years. For my applications I have the two required teacher recs (from my junior year teachers at my past school), a college counselor rec (along with the school report) from my old school, and a college counselor rec/school report from my new school. Already that's four recommendations...</p>

<p>In addition to those, I am doing an arts supplement for 4-5 of my schools for theatre. I know that recommendations aren't required for most art supplements, but I have already asked my theatre teacher to write one for me. Is this a bad idea? Will colleges frown down upon all the extra reading? (I also have to write a short essay about the circumstances around my school switch... arrrghhh) </p>

<p>If any of you have any experience with this I would greatly appreciate your input!!</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I think you’re fine. Only your theater teacher is really extra.</p>

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<p>I agree with mathmom. Sounds perfectly reasonable in the circumstances. I would definitely include the theater rec. (The meaningless one is the GC from your current school, but I suppose it is unavoidable.) The kids I know who fared the best in admissions ALL sent at least one, and sometimes 2, extra recs.</p>

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<p>Yup. Send them all in. worse case scenerio, somebody won’t read them all. under your circumstances, it makes sense to send in all five.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone!
I’ve heard all kinds of horror stories about sending in spare letters of rec, but apparently I’m fine! thanks!</p>

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<p>the letters I recommend are: e, s, x, i, j</p>

<p>(its been a long day)</p>