<p>as a transfer, we have to resend our high school guidance counselor recs??? </p>
<p>For one ap (U of Chicago), it wants it again. I was already accepted last year, don't they keep those things on file......</p>
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<p>Only if the school asks for it. Yale does, but Harvard, Georgetown, and Rice, for instance, do not.</p>
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<p>They might. Call them and ask.</p>
<p>UPenn says if u can't get it, a high school transcript will suffice, but does that mean it will hurt u ( i want to get in reallly badlllly), and i can get it, but its a hassle...</p>
<p><a href="i%20want%20to%20get%20in%20reallly%20badlllly">quote</a>, and i can get it, but its a hassle...
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<p>I do not see why an HS rec matters; try calling the admissions office and asking them. There is no harm in asking what will be detrimental to your application, and admissions officers are usually quite straightforward about that.</p>
<p>When I applied to Georgetown, I asked an admissions officer whether a cousin attending would provide me with a 'legacy admissions boost,' and he said 'no'; it is not as if he did not know me, since he had me personally fax a form to him which he placed in my file.</p>
<p>wat about the personal essay thing (can i use the same one I used for high school aps, it was really good and all proof-read)?</p>
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<p>I would not do it; no matter how good the essay was, think about the implicit message you will be sending to admissions officers.</p>
<p>As a rule, which I almost always follow, if you find the act of questionable ethical value, then imagine how the admissions officer will take it.</p>
<p>can i write on the same topic, but a new essay..... the topic is particulary meaningful for me, and I cannot imagine writing on another topic. I just find this odd that all of these schools ask for the same personal essay question that I wrote for a freshman, like...it is their fault for asking the same question.</p>
<p>I am using parts of mine but am adding new stuff since the questions have changed slighty. If it is a heartbreaker and if you've never sent it to the places that you are planning on sending it - I don't see a reason why not. It is still you, just probably defined better than you could do it now under pressure and freakling out about the stupid HS recs.
I know how that goes. Trust me!</p>