Recs from Yale alumni

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>How much do you think well written recommendations from Yale alumni would help? One from a person who is a friend of my family and the other from a teacher of mine.</p>

<p>Just wondering :D</p>

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<p>A teacher who taught you is the only pertinent recommendation you can use.</p>

<p>What is the family friend going to say - You are a well behaved kid and so Yale should admit you?</p>

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<p>Unless the alumni can attest first-hand to your academic ability and potential, it is not relevant. Did you have them as a teacher in class? No, then it might have the opposite effect – it could water down your other, hopefully stronger, teacher recommendations.</p>

<p>MIT has a whole section on their site devoted to what recommendations should look like. It could also apply to Yale and to all other selective colleges. See: <a href=“http://mitadmissions.org/apply/prepare/writingrecs[/url]”>http://mitadmissions.org/apply/prepare/writingrecs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;