<p>I'm noticing that many colleges only ask for one teacher recommendation. My daughter asked two teachers for recommendations last year and she is now considering having only one teacher send the recommendation to the schools that ask for only one. She also asked someone, that supervised her in an extracurricular, for a recommendation so she would like that letter to be sent as well. I guess the question is - how much is too much?</p>
<p>That is a question I have as well 
In India, we do one school till the Xth grade and XI and XII is in another school.
So we would really like to have more than 2.
the first school has known her since 6th grade - she has been school captain, A+ etc.
The XI and XII is more for the subject recco.
any advice welcome</p>
<p>thanks, a</p>
<p>should 5 recs be ok? is it too many?</p>
<p>There are no schools that ask for more than 2 teacher recs. (Some ask for 2 teachers and a GC rec.) Some people send in a third teacher rec, which at most schools that want 2 recs is acceptable, but that definitely is not the norm. A very few people send in 4 recs but that starts to truly annoy many adcoms. 5 is definitely too many.</p>
<p>No I mean, I send 2 recs from teacher, one from GC. But what about my boss 's rec?( I do internship in a company). How many additional recs should I include ?</p>
<p>Thanks for your answer - but is there anything to be gained by sending two recs when the school states they want one?</p>
<p>The absolute only reason to send an additional rec beyond the number each school requests is in the case where there is something very important about you that would otherwise be wholly missing from your application. If it is something that can be mentioned by the GC on the school form or by you in your EC resume or additional information section, that would be appropriate. If not, then an additional rec can be relevant.</p>
<p>Griffen, if my school form is simple ( no more than a transcript with my scores at school), should I include an additional rec about my internship ( ECs)? My GC is also my teacher so if there is one more rec I can include right ( I will send 3 recs)? Or GC must be different from teachers I ask for recs?</p>