<p>Is the peer evaluation form mandatory?</p>
<p>We spoke to an admissions officer this week and asked about the peer evaluation. She said it is a great to have an opinion of someone who knows the applicant. So if the evaluation can help you, why would you not include it? </p>
<p>On the admissions websight FAQs: I want my best friend to write my Peer Recommendation, but she is also applying to Dartmouth. Is it okay for her to write it?</p>
<p>The “Dartmouth Peer Recommendation” is a letter written from someone who knows you well. Peer recommendations can be written by siblings, best friends, boyfriends, co-workers, teammates, pen-pals, etc. If your friend is applying to Dartmouth and he/she is the person who can write the best peer recommendation, then you should let him/her write the letter. In a similar way, some current Dartmouth students will write recommendations for students from their hometown or siblings who are applying. The bottom line is that we don’t care who writes the recommendation, as long as this person is able to provide us with context about who you are, and what you could bring to a college community.</p>