Why does the GC dislike Harvard?

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<p>one thing you must keep in mind especially on the common app (which Harvard uses) the GC and teachers do not write recommendations, they write evaluations and the 2 do not necessarily have to be one in the same.</p>

<p><a href="http://app.commonapp.org/index.cfm?APP=AppOnline&ACT=Display&DSP=Forms%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://app.commonapp.org/index.cfm?APP=AppOnline&ACT=Display&DSP=Forms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I remember a while back we had a discussion thread about a student wanting to sue over their recommendation because he believed it kept him out of a college</p>

<p>When the GC's rec says more than it needs to </p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=117275&highlight=evaluation%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=117275&highlight=evaluation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>