It’s so important that it bears repeating—when it comes to applications, before you worry about anything else, just follow the directions.
One of our Collegewise counselors who previously worked at a very selective college reminded us this week of the importance of following directions when it comes to how many letters of recommendation to submit. Her school asked for two letters. Here’s what she had to say about that part of the process:
1. The letters were important.
2. They would read two letters and only two letters. A student who sent 3 or 4 or 9 letters? They’d read two of them. And those students had no control over which two would be read.
Don’t decide you have a better way. Follow the application directions, and you can avoid many of the most common application mistakes.