<p>I'm applying an elite boarding school as a freshman for next year. My dad's friend from college is on the Board of Trustee's, and has a child at the school. She is writing me a letter of recommendation. I know it can't hurt me, but how much does it help? She is also a big part of an admissions office at another school (not in the same boarding school division). How much will her letter increase my chances? I thought I made a fairly good impression when I met her. </p>
<p>Also, I have both of my English teachers (one from 6th grade, one current) writing me a Special Interest form for writing. Will that help?</p>
<p>You will know your admission results on March 10th, but you will not know which components of your application made any difference, positive or negative, so no sense second-guessing.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what a “Special Interest” form is, but if it is not specifically asked for by the school you are applying to and/or you are exceeding the requested number of recommendations, it’s not going to help you any. Most schools are looking for recommendations from recent (current year) teachers.</p>
<p>As a courtesy to the Board member, if the AO’s decide not to admit u, they will probably not give u an explicit rejection letter but will disguise it as a WL.</p>