How many recs

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>How many recs did everyone send in?</p>

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<p>5 (ten character rule).</p>

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<p>3... from AP Calc, AP Lit, and theatre teachers.</p>

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<p>5...ap Bio, Chem, Ushistory, Lang And Comp, /work</p>

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<p>what the....
I thought it was just 3 recommendations</p>

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<p>yea, I sent 2 teachers (US Hist and Harvard prof) and 1 from ym religious leader. Damn I should have send more...Maybe I will still.lol</p>

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<p>Okay good. I think I have five too....</p>

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<p>Or wait. Maybe six.</p>

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<p>are that many rec's really necessary? i mean, 2 are required... i sent in a 3rd b/c my theatre teacher knows everything about me practically... but will rec's from all your teachers really give that many different perspectives?</p>

<p>maybe i'm wrong and they can...</p>

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<p>I also sent in 3. But only because I had too. I recently switched schools (right before senior yr. ) So i have only knew my current counselor for about 2 months before he had to write my letter of rec. So, it was necessary that I get an extra letter from my old gc. But to send it extras optionally, isn't that a little excessive. Do you think the admissions officers will read all of them?</p>

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<p>3...and i thought that was a lot...guess not...</p>

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<p>Does the school report count as a rec?</p>

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<p>It's not a good idea to send in more than 3 recs.</p>

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<p>Actually, I think the average is 5, counting the school report. There are three that are required, and Harvard specifically allows for 1-2 supplemental recs on their website. I sent 5.</p>

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<p>whaa?? where does harvard say it takes supplementals? is this true with all the other ivies?</p>

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<p>I was going to say what anxious said.</p>

<p>Don't freak out everyone; what's done is done!</p>

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<p>oh ok countring the school report, teachers and supplemental I have 4</p>

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<p>Wow I didn't know you could send 5 (not including the school report). I only sent 4 (two teachers, one from a summer program I went to, and one from a Harvard Prof.), but REALLY wanted to send another from a univ. professor here that I took a couple classes with (he like loves me). NSM and CEE both said it isn't a good idea to send 4, and you should probably be sending only 3 anyway.</p>

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<p>i sent in one supplemental, the two teach., and the one GC</p>

<p>did anyone send in a rec that wasn't from an AP teacher or 11/12th grade teacher?</p>

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<p>Yup. I have like two or three from other people.</p>