<p>Does Penn set a limit on teacher recs? I have three that i want to send, plus my counselor, but I know that this is one more than required. Is this ok?</p>
<p>well, they will read it. if all three are very good an unique (say different things from one another) then it should be fine. If they get repetitive, then maybe send 2. 2 so so recs is much better than 3 so so recs.</p>
<p>But how are you supposed to know how the recs come out? Unless you read them, which you are supposed to waive your right to do. Obviously someone wouldn't be sending 3 reccomendations unless they knew that the third teacher has something different/important to say about the student.</p>
<p>If the third rec is good send it in. The worst that could happen is that they wouldn't read it, which seems unlikely if it makes it into your folder.</p>
<p>You can tell what a teacher may say. The two teachers I asked I knew would write me good recs because one helped me get my internship and the other nominated me for an award I won. If all three can say very good things about you, have all three send them. If it is two english teachers, both may say you are an amazing writer. That gets repetitive. You just have to think through it logically. Try to send in a rec from the best two teachers. If you have three, ask the two who pertain most to your interests and major.</p>
<p>my 2 main teacher recs were from my spanish teacher who ive had for all 4 years and 2 AP classes, and one from my junior history teacher (she founded an interdisciplinary course in the curriculum that i kind of er, led, the whole class was filled with slackers)...i also sent in a third rec, from my journalism teacher because ive risen from a reporter to editor in chief -- so hopefully those were three diverse enough recs.</p>
<p>my essays sucked though.</p>