<p>How do I send in an additional rec from a mentor (outside of school) that helped me with a project? Thanks! :D</p>
<p>At's as easy as just sending it in. Don't forget a cover letter though. What I did with my extra rec is requested it back sealed and mailed it out with a letter explaining who I was and that there was an extra rec enclosed. The rec form that MIT requires is optional for any recs beyond the mandatory two.</p>
<p>For the extra recs I had, I basically asked the robotics coach (MIT alum ^_^) that I knew for 4 years to write it. I provided stamps, envelops, address stickers.
Pretty much just ask them to write a letter with your name and b-day on ever page. You can give them the common app +mit rec forms as reference.</p>
<p>Thanks :D. Bballdude, by cover letter, you mean just a letter that informs MIT that I have an additional rec in my application, right?</p>
<p>@bballdude: Technically you mean the mandatory three recs: English/humanities teacher, math/science teacher, and guidance counselor. ;)</p>
<p>@Analys1s: Indicating somewhere on your application that an additional letter of recommendation is coming is a good idea. I did research with a professor in high school, so I asked him to send in a letter on my behalf. I talked about my research in one of the optional essays, so I mentioned briefly in that essay that the recommendation letter was coming. If you use one of the optional essays to talk about this project, I would suggest mentioning this letter (briefly! one sentence will do) there.</p>
<p>S's mentor gave him the rec letters in sealed, signed envelopes addressed to each school. S just enclosed them with the other materials he mailed to each school. No worries, but I can see how not everyone would want to handle it that way. (In fact, S's other supp reccomender mailed them directly to the school. S sent her the MIT rec form via email.</p>
<p>S also included in a brief cover letter a) what was in the envelope he was sending and b) what was coming from Dr. XXX under separate cover.</p>
<p>They key is to label things clearly and tell MIT what you're doing. They know that different schools, teachers, etc. will have different ways of handling things. Besides, MIT folks are awesome. If you want to see picky adcomms re: forms, just apply to Stanford. That was a big reason why S dropped them from his list. (I wonder if Stanford realizes that lots of people are turned off by their procedures? Do they care? ;))</p>
<p>@Analys1s - Yeah, I sent along with the rec a letter stating that I'm sending this recommendation in as an additional rec. You could also do what Paul did as well. If you do the cover letter route though, I'd suggest doing what I did and adding a couple lines about how much you desire to be at MIT. I took every chance to throw praise at the school :D. </p>
<p>@ask-paul: If you want to be technical then yes :p. I always forget about the counselor rec since it seems to be a common thread between all applications (if that even makes sense >.<).</p>
<p>ok, this is an old topic but....</p>
<p>what if your letter isnt going to be sent by you? (or does MIT care?)</p>
<p>you can't really do a cover letter anymore.</p>
<p>or should i just try to convince my teacher that I should send it for him.</p>
<p>Your letter does not have to be sent by you. I never saw the additional letter of rec I requested. :)</p>