Letters of Recomendation

Applying to College
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<p>I recently got an internship, helping refugees, at a humanitarian organization, which is actually very competitive. (The internship was available to students aged 16-21--I'm 16--and the fellowships that this same organization offers to graduate students are only available to students at Harvard, Yale, and a few others. Yes, it actually says this on their website.) But, I digress. Assuming I actually did a good job, would a glowing recommendation from my boss help my chances of admission to a top college? And by how much? "Hook" material? </p>

<p>Also, college applicants are basically all done online, so would this hard-copy LOR just get lost in the mail room? Basically, I'm asking what the procedure is for supplemental LOR's.</p>

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<p>Congrats on the internship!</p>

<p>Letters of recommendation are still typically sent by mail (only a few colleges I looked at this year gave the electronic submission option) so you don't need to worry about it being lost in the mail. Your boss would need to somehow identify the letter as belonging to your file (i.e. putting your name and SSN or birth date on the letter) </p>

<p>Be aware that some colleges (e.g. Stanford) explicitly state on their website that they strongly discourage the submission of supplemental information. Other colleges welcome it though, so just be sure to check before sending it off.</p>