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[quote=Anonymous]Elite colleges do not expect that much from public school recommendations since they realize teachers are overwhelmed and there are very limited college counseling resources. Colleges are mostly looking for confirmation that the student took the most challenging courses in the subject and that the student was one of the best in the class and went beyond expectations.  It is very rare for public school teachers to share recommendations with students or parents.

On the other hand, they make a world of difference for students in private schools (and magnets like TJ) with substantial college counseling resources. My alma mater's regional admissions officer said that the numbers were essentially all bunched up for applicants from DCs' school and that her strongest applicants had effusive recommendations of teachers/counselors with track records of writing them.  In our experience, the teachers who shared their recommendations thought exceptionally highly of our DCs and it was part of our parent/teacher meetings. [/quote]

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