Recommendation Letters

<p>Hi, this is what was listed as requirements for applying to the college of architecture:</p>

<p>You will have to prepare and submit:
Your official high school transcript
Any official college transcripts
Your SAT or ACT scores (directly from the Collegeboard or ACT)
Recommendation letters (optional in any format)</p>

<p>I was wondering if the "optional" for recommendation letters means that letters are optional, or does it pertain to the format being optional? If letters are required, does anyone know how many I should send?</p>