Will these recommendation letters hep my chances in the future?

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<p>I posted this earlier but in the wrong forum. Sorry for any confusion.</p>

<p>I'm a HS sophomore and would like to know about how much recommendation letters are considered. One of my dream schools is Columbia. My French teacher, who I have a very good relationship with and will take AP french with, went to Columbia. A close family friend of ours who knows me well went to Columbia back in the day and still gives them a lot of money. Assuming my grades/test scores/EC's are Ivy League quality, would these recommendations give me an edge at Columbia? Would they be good recommendations when applying to other schools besides Columbia?</p>

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<p>They would give you a really good egde. Every kid has great recs, they’d be crazy to submit a bad one so the fact that you can get two recs from alum is pretty good. But it won’t be the be-all-to-end-all. You still need to be a strong applicant with out them.</p>

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<p>The teacher will not help. A friend that gives a lot of money can help through the development office, admissions has no clue who gives what.</p>