Importance of recomendation letters??????

Applying to College
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<p>My SAT's adn GPA's are fine but the rec letters are where Im having problems.</p>

<p>I have one where it's checked all top 5% but my other ones are all top 10%....
The letters are well composed, but the checking is kind of lacking imo....</p>

<p>How badly is this goign to hurt my application for schools like Duke, Cornell, Northwestern, and such? I know the sayign that nobody gets rejected by recs or get accepted by recs, but this is getting on my nerves.....</p>

<p>Also, what is the average recs supposed to look like? Im only comparing myself to my brother, who used one letter with half-and-half of top 5 and top 10 and another letter with half-and-half top 5 and exceptional.</p>

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<p>How do u know what is checked off on the rec letters if they are confidential?</p>

<p>Anyways, if your scores are fine, the recs won't matter too much. They will only be looked at if they say anything bad.</p>

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<p>Okay thanks. I decided not to make my recs confidential due to my personality; I cant stand not knowing what I do. In this case, I want to make sure I know my entire application including my recs....</p>