<p>I looked at the area where I was supposed to get a recommendation, but I only see an option for one recommendation. What if we want to get more than one (two in my case)?</p>
<p>I just sent one with the form and one w/o. Not sure if that is correct or not, that is just what I did.</p>
<p>You can only send in one letter of rec. electronically, all others have to be sent by mail. They say it doesn’t make much of a difference if you send in more than one, because they can get a pretty good feel of who you are from just one letter. From my high school, all of the people who got accepted only sent in one, plus the required counselor statement which is just a letter of rec., plus verifying class rank and the like.</p>
<p>Try to get a teacher who taught you and was the advisor to a club or sport where you showed leadership. Not everyone has one of these though, and in that case, just go for the teacher who you are the closest to and who has a high opinion of you.</p>
<p>Also, the electronic rec. has to be from a teacher who has taught you in class if I remember correctly.</p>
<p>^do they accept the rec that teachers fill out from common app?</p>
<p>UNC does not use the common app. The teacher will have to fill out a separate letter (or reuse the same one, and attach it to the UNC letter of recommendation form)</p>
<p>The form to mail in additional letters, as well as the counselor statement form, can be downloaded here and mailed to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions: [Download</a> Forms](<a href=“http://www.admissions.unc.edu/Apply/Download_Forms.html]Download”>http://www.admissions.unc.edu/Apply/Download_Forms.html)</p>
<p>Also, unless they have changed it, the counselor statement must be filled out on paper and mailed in.</p>
<p>I feel like if they WANTED more than one recommendation letter, they would make it easier for you to submit multiples. The admissions committee has thousands upon thousands of applications to review; if you send in too much supplemental material, I highly doubt they’ll take the time to read through it all thoroughly. I’d take whatever recommendation is best and just send that one in. I only sent in one rec, plus the required counselor form–which is another recommendation, technically. If your grades, scores, and ECs are where they need to be, sending in lots of extras is just overkill. :]</p>
<p>I would recommend sending only one letter of recommendation except in special circumstances; admissions generally advises against any supplementary material for the reasons pointed out above. In my case I sent two letters of recommendation from community college instructors, both by post (and both excellent). But I was homeschooled for my junior and senior years and also sent in a 20- to 30-page package of information explaining the decision and what I had done during those two years, because I felt too much was almost enough. It worked: I received a merit scholarship and, if I’m not mistaken, was one of sixteen homeschool students to enroll. My situation is obviously not normal though.</p>
<p>Like Anek above I also was homeschooled. My two letters were one from a cc professor and one from my trainer (who I’ve worked for five years). I also wrote a 600 word supplemental essay instead of just 250.</p>
<p>I think you just have to be certain that the additional letter (or whatever) is really necessary and not repetitive.</p>
<p>Well… I didn’t write the supplemental essay, only submitted one recommendation, and got a merit scholarship and invitation to the honors program. However, they obviously like applications at both ends of the “length” spectrum! :]</p>