<p>Kind of simple question. Couldn't find the answer on google. I've already asked one friend who goes to school with me to write me one (she is a good writer), but I have another friend who is currently in college and she is also a good writer and I've known her a little longer/more personally. Can I ask her to write one too? Or is it not allowed to have two peer recs?</p>
<p>Only consider this as an option if they are able to attest to entirely different qualities of yours–it may be “allowed” (anything is, really) but it certainly is not recommended and sending both could very easily be looked down upon by admissions as poor judgement.</p>
<p>Two may be a bit excessive. If they contain virtually the same content and points, then there’s no point. You don’t want to annoy the admissions officers. :p</p>
<p>The utility of one is already suspect, IMHO. Two? I’d advise against it.</p>
<p>D, who accepted ED, asked two friends to submit peer recommendations for her last year. She did this because she was concerned that her first choice might procrastinate and not submit the recommendation on time. She knew both friends from sports and school and so what they wrote could have been very similar. Both friends ended up submitting their recommendations on time, so at least for D, having two peer recommendations did not harm her application.</p>
<p>In my opinion, Dartmouth would not ask an applicant (or really someone else) to do something that they do not consider in their evaluation of an applicant. The peer recommendation is another opportunity for someone to explain why an applicant should be accepted and so, in my opinion, should be taken seriously.</p>
<p>We read the peer recommendation from D’s first choice. It was amazing. It could only have enhanced her application, although her application was already strong in every other respect. We also read the peer recommendation for S, who was accepted ED as a ’10, and it was similarly amazing. For S, we had been concerned about whether Dartmouth would consider him because his GPA was not stellar. The peer recommendation was an opportunity for someone who knew him very well both in and out of school to describe what he would contribute to Dartmouth campus.</p>