<p>Carolyn:</p>
<p>perhaps its better to find out now that the volatility factor could doom a rec.....I read somewhere (on cc?) that it's a good idea to strategize with the GC over recs -- conceivably, the GC has seen them for other kids, and knows which teachers write well, and which ones 'phone it in', i.e., give a perfunctory letter even to the class star.</p>