<p>I'm applying to Duke ED. I've sent in the two required recs on the common app, and got the supplemental from a guy at my church. I was really wanting to send in an extra one from another teacher of mine. Would this hurt my chances. They only require the two with the one supplemental.</p>
<p>It won't hurt your chances, but most likely they will only consider two.</p>
<p>my counselor said that if they only ask for 2, they only want 2. They read tons of these, so if they have extras they will just throw them out</p>
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<p>No, they will not throw them out. They will read everything in the file. (But, if it's too much material, say, 5+ recs, a reader may wonder why you did not follow directions.)</p>
<p>Alay: a supplemental rec can help if it provides additional information that two teachers' and a GC recs do not. If you are active and a leader in your church, then a supplemental from that org might help, just as a supplemental rec from an employer could add additional information to your file. But, if the supplemental will not add additional info, it should not be submitted.</p>
<p>sorry, I might need to clarify. The supplemental rec from my church guy was asked for in their supplement. I wanted to send an extra teacher rec, in addition to the two on common app.</p>
<p>Unless the third teacher has something significant to add that the other two teachers (or GC) cannot discuss, then do no send.</p>
<p>I think that she adds some good information. She's also teaches biology, which I plan to major in. Will this really hurt my chances? I can understand them not giving it the same credence as the others, but will they be descriminatory because of it?</p>
<p>anybody....</p>
<p>I'm sure they would read it if you sent it in with the others, but I don't think it's a great idea because they will probably focus less on the other two letters. I think it's quality over quantity in this instance, and unless the letter is something truly fantastic and has something the other two lack completely, I'd say forget it.</p>
<p>I think that the supplemental one is as good if not better than the others. I don't quality will be a problem in this case, I'm just worried about peeving the readers.</p>