<p>How many supplemental recommendations can an applicant turn in?</p>
<p>Because I want to turn in one from my Creative Writing teacher (since I'm not sure that that counts as one from an English/Social Studies) and also one from my Spanish teacher, but I'm not sure if that's allowed.</p>
<p>Thank you in advance !</p>
<p>I don't think there's any limit, but I would generally advise against sending in more than one supplemental recommendation.</p>
<p>Are your CW teacher and Spanish teacher going to say things about you that are mindblowingly fantastic, or are they just teachers you like a little bit more than your English/History and your Math/Science? If you have lots of creative writing and Spanish achievements, I'd suggest sending the supplementals in, but otherwise I'd say no. Supplementals generally don't help your app.</p>
<p>recs are a matter of quality, not quantity! No supplemental recs will make up for crappy primary ones. And sending in too many recs can backfire - the adcoms may wonder what's up...</p>
<p>I've had my CW teacher for a year and was always on top of things in her class and have written great things that she swears she loves. She was also my National Honors Society adviser; so, I'm sure she would be able to write an amazing recommendation just based on those two things alone. </p>
<p>My Spanish teacher, I've had for three years. And I think she truly values me as a student. I was number one in her class last year and she always commenting me on how intelligent I was. But in a class full of fools, it wasn't that hard to see, I suppose. (ie: some guys in my class made a spanish video where they were wearing barely any clothes while pretending to be Montel and Oprah)</p>
<p>I wasn't so sure if I was able to send a lot in. But looking back, 4 does seem like a lot for recs. But I believe I should have them, simply because I know my math/science one may not be so great, simply because math and science just wasn't my thing to begin with. The English/Social Studies one should be pretty good, only because I thought my English teacher was god - he was amazing. But is it really going to look shady if I decide to send in 4 recs?</p>
<p>austriaTree, if you want to do it, go ahead. Personally, I don't think it matters much, as your record speaks for itself. But who knows, it could help. </p>
<p>Just don't make a game out of the process. Too many applicants focus on marginal things, like showing interest by bugging faculty, paper vs electonic apps and so forth, rather than writing a good essay, making sure the required recs are good and on time, and getting good SAT scores. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that an A in a course can tell the adcoms about as much as a good rec anyway. So if the rec just says you were a good student, what additional information is there? So just use good judgement!</p>
<p>And good luck!</p>