<p>I had some questions regarding Duke's optional rec. </p>
<p>First, did most of you submit one? Who did you have write it?</p>
<p>I'm thinking about sending in one a friend wrote for me. However, I'm not really sure how much worth there is sending it from a friend, considering it's nothing more than a personality review. </p>
<p>But if I do have him send it, what informaton should be on it. Like how will they be able to match his rec to my application?</p>
<p>I had my band teacher do mine. If you put your full name and social security number on it, they should be fine matching it.</p>
<p>it won't make or break an application, but it'll help with the overall picture. they just want the reading to be more personalized</p>
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However, I'm not really sure how much worth there is sending it from a friend, considering it's nothing more than a personality review.
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During the '09 convocation, Guttentag read a recommendation from a young kid about his babysitter. Apparently it made a really big impression on the adcoms. :p</p>
<p>Some places like Dartmouth and Davidson specifically ask for peer recs. Send it in.</p>
<p>I sent one in from my boss. It fit in with my demonstrated interest in business/economics (I worked at the local branch of an i-bank). I don't know that sending one in from a friend will help that much, but it certainly couldn't hurt. To be honest I don't know that my optional rec really mattered at all, but you never know. :)</p>