<p>Do they really help?
My bf went to nyu
And I have friends/family that have gone to
Harvard
Princeton
Duke
Penn state
Yale</p>
<p>So they all said they would write me a recommendation. Do they really help or is a waste of time.</p>
<p>LORs are about you, not the person that writes them. Yes, LORs help if they say significant things about you, not the position or alma mater of the author.</p>
<p>Required LORs must come from teachers. It is not a good idea to have someone who is a friend write you a supplemental LOR (unless a peer LOR is required). Supplemental LORs should be from someone you’ve worked with, has led an EC you participate in, etc. A supplemental LOR should only be submitted if it is extremely strong and if it says something different about you than what is said in your teacher and GC LORs.</p>