<p>She's really enthusiastic about getting me into my first choice and she said she already has a first draft of the rec that's an epic 1.5 pages! should I ask her to trim it? I'm waiving my right to see the rec of course, but I do have the right to ask her to make it shorter, right? I won't come off as rude. We're practically friends.</p>
<p>Aw, I hope my teachers do that.</p>
<p>My kids teachers shared their recs with us, and they were all between 1 and 2 pages. I don't think there's a problem.</p>
<p>"1.5 pages" and "epic" don't really go together...</p>
<p>yea. 1.5 pages an epic? c'mon!</p>
<p>It depends. You already now it is not about quanity but quality. some people can succintly write an excellent recommmendation some people can write the equivalent of war and peace and really not say anything. </p>
<p>have you given her anything to work with, perhaps a brag sheet, resume some antecdotes?</p>
<p>1.5 pages is NOT an epic. And if she's using a lot of the space to give examples/anecdotes, that is EXACTLY what you want. </p>
<p>Saying "Johnny tutors his classmates" is short and sweet, and also doesn't convey much information. A paragraph or two describing how you spend a few hours after school each week working with some kids who are struggling in class and the big difference it made to them is worth a fortune.</p>