Peer Reccomendation Conundrum

Colleges & Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>Hi guys. Just a short question of the Peer reccomendation.</p>

<p>What would be the situation if two people wrote each other reccomendations. It would be the best way to illustrate certain aspects of the application, but I see a couple of issues.</p>

<p>1.) It could seem like school involvement was limited to few people. While there are others that could write the reccomendation, it would be the optimal situation.</p>

<p>2.) It could seem like the applicant writing the reccomendation, "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours."</p>

<p>3.) It could hurt one applicant. They may feel the need to only choose one of the applicants.</p>

<p>On the other hand, it would be the best reccomendation that would enlighten certain parts of the application significantly.</p>

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<p>ilcapo235 and I wrote each other's Dartmouth recommendations, and it wouldn't have been a problem, I don't think</p>

<p>but he got into Princeton ED, so I can just throw that one out. Or hey, if anyone needs one, I can just change the name out! :)</p>

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<p>Babybird, I need one! Haha... but seriously, I have no idea who I'm going to ask to write one for me...</p>

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<p>1) What's wrong with that? If it's optimal, it's optimal. Keep the friend rec.</p>

<p>2) Over thirty kids from my school apply to Dartmouth every year. If Dartmouth still feels comfortable accepting upwards of 15 from my school, I'm sure they won't have a problem with two from your school.</p>

<p>3) No, not at all. Just as long as you're sure both recommendations are positive, it might even seem better. Like "oh, this applicant is competing with his peer rec. person, but still writes a nice recommendation anyway. What a good friend." You might even want to include that in your recommendation, something like "We're such good friends, we even have the same taste in college!"</p>

<p>Don't worry... I don't think it should be a problem. Good luck with your application.</p>

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<p>lol.. could u ask an online friend, who you've never met to write you one? </p>

<p>Hypothetical, I'm not applying to Dartmouth.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys. Rasberry, I really like your point about writing a great reccomendation for a competitor.</p>

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<p>that was the reasoning behind what we did...</p>

<p>well, calidan, perhaps if you'd also been deferred from Georgetown, I'd be more willing to give you that peer rec. :) haha</p>

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<p>AAA! Treachery! We can't create an acceptee/deferee strife, because then how will we act around eachother when were both at Georgetown next fall? ;)</p>

<p>I still don't understand how you got deferred... you were extremely qualified.</p>

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<p>Oh Davidrune... go back to your own Yale board!</p>

<p>Just kidding. That's an interesting question. I don't know about online buddies but I say, if you've had a longtime correspondence via email and you've never met, they HAVE to have some pretty good writing skills, right? I wouldn't recommend it but a friend you haven't seen in a while but keep in touch with online might be pretty good...</p>

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<p>"AAA! Treachery! We can't create an acceptee/deferee strife, because then how will we act around eachother when were both at Georgetown next fall? </p>

<p>I still don't understand how you got deferred... you were extremely qualified."</p>

<p>because no one likes me...:(...haha, just kidding</p>

<p>But believe me, it's war. Oh, it's war.</p>

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<p>It's on, babybird. You better believe it's on.</p>

<p>Prepare for domination.</p>