<p>Is it worth sending one additional recommendation or will the admission office not want the extra reading? I've heard that some schools, though they allow it, don't really want any more than the two required from the teachers and one from the counselor. Thanks!</p>
<p>The question you should ask yourself is "What would the additional letter convey that the other three wouldn't?". For most students, the GC and teacher recs are enough.</p>
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<p>For most students, the GC and teacher recs are enough</p>
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<p>Most colleges (including Princeton, afaik) want recs from academic subjects teachers. If a student is especially active/succesfull in some non-academic area (such as arts, sports etc.), then recomendations from those non-academic teachers or coaches might be helpful.</p>
<p>I sent a letter from my music director at school. Considering I had taken 7 courses with him and saw him countless hours after school, I thought it was considerably more appropriate than my recommendation from my chemistry teacher (who writes his letters a few minutes after you ask him to). My music teacher, by comparison, took weeks to perfect his letter, and had considerably more personal experiences to write about. It just felt natural that he be the first person to write me a letter of recommendation.</p>
<p>In my case, I feel that my letter was very appropriate for multiple reasons. You really need to examine whether or not this letter of recommendation can add a perspective to you that's not evident from the others.</p>
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I sent a letter from my music director at school. Considering I had taken 7 courses with him and saw him countless hours after school, I thought it was considerably more appropriate than my recommendation from my chemistry teacher (who writes his letters a few minutes after you ask him to). My music teacher, by comparison, took weeks to perfect his letter, and had considerably more personal experiences to write about. It just felt natural that he be the first person to write me a letter of recommendation.</p>
<p>In my case, I feel that my letter was very appropriate for multiple reasons. You really need to examine whether or not this letter of recommendation can add a perspective to you that's not evident from the others.
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With a screenname like Joe*trumpet...* x.X</p>
<p>Either way, yeah, you could send it in unless it's totally redundant.</p>
<p>I was planning to send it from one of my church leaders who has seen the amount of time I've put into volunteering, playing piano, and initiating activities for the church.</p>
<p>For the two teacher recommendations, must they be from high school teachers? I'm taking a physics course at a local college. If I were really close with this teacher could I send this recommendation as one of the two?</p>
<p>As long as the teacher has you in their course, I highly doubt Princeton would have an issue with it. The exact instructions read:</p>
<p>"Give this form to a teacher who has taught you in grades 10, 11, or 12, in one of the following subjects: English, history or social studies, mathematics, science, foreign language, computer programming, economics, geography, art history, or music theory."</p>
<p>one of my best friends wrote my Princeton supplementary recommendation. we've known each other for almost 10 years, during which we've started clubs and organized many projects together. he was able to testify to many of my good qualities and provide great support to my application. it worked!</p>