<p>Have a read
[MIT</a> Admissions | Info For Schools & Counselors: Writing Evaluations](<a href=“http://mitadmissions.org/topics/schools/writing_evaluations/index.shtml]MIT”>http://mitadmissions.org/topics/schools/writing_evaluations/index.shtml)</p>
<p>And you’re fooling yourself if you think that every rec letter is a sparkling endorsement. Just not so.</p>