Since I'm an international applicant, it would take time to send the form via snail mail. So I was just wondering if it's okay for me to email a pdf of the peer evaluation my friend wrote from my own email account? My sister wrote the peer evaluation on my behalf. She sent it to Dartmouth by email today 1. Is it OK? How Should I realize whether the admission Committee receives the peer evaluation or not? Be checking your email for an update. If your status doesn't show complete by mid-February you can call our office.
Post a Comment. Monday How should I send in the Peer Evaluation? October 13, at PM Ben said October 14, at AM Ben said October 14, at PM Anonymous said December 8, at PM Ben said December 16, at PM Anonymous said December 25, at AM Anonymous said January 1, at PM Ben said January 5, at AM Irene said If my friend sent in my peer eval today, will I still be considered for admission? January 5, at PM Ben said Irene: Yes. January 6, at AM Anonymous said My admission status is not updated yet.
Is there a problem in my application file? January 29, at AM Ben said February 1, at AM Post a Comment. Not only is Dartmouth a very competitive school to get into, it also has an unusual requirement on its application: a letter of recommendation from a peer.
This Dartmouth peer recommendation is in addition to two letters from teachers and one from a school counselor. This guide dives a little deeper into what Dartmouth is looking for in a peer recommendation, and how you can get a great one that will impress admissions officers.
First, how does Dartmouth describe this special reference letter? Dartmouth "strongly encourages" applicants to send a peer recommendation , which, when applying to such a selective school, should read as "requires. When most students come across this requirement, they think, " Dartmouth already has three other reference letters about me. Why does it want another one?
What exactly is Dartmouth looking for in this peer rec? According to Dartmouth , it wants to get a fresh perspective on you: "We don't want another letter from a teacher, coach, or other supervisory presence in your life; we have enough of those.
Ask a peer who can provide fresh insight into your interests and your character. It might be a teammate, someone from your community of faith, or a co-worker.
Perhaps a cousin, a sibling: it doesn't matter. What does matter about who you ask is that this person knows you well and is qualified, by virtue of her relationship with you, to speak to your character and provide an honest and heartfelt recommendation.
As Dartmouth says, "Just be sure that the person who writes your Peer Rec can express your strengths and the qualities that you have to share" and "is able to provide us with context about who you are, and what you could bring to our college community.
Dartmouth is flexible about whether you ask a friend or relative, and they want someone who presents your strengths and a vision of what you'll contribute to college. Besides what Dartmouth has to say about the peer recommendation, is there anything else that makes it different from a teacher or counselor rec?
Dartmouth is a highly selective and academically rigorous college. That's why a lot of peer recommenders think that they need to rave about their friend's intelligence and academic feats. Your teacher recommendations, along with the rest of your application, can speak to your love of learning and commitment to education. Your peer recommender, though, is a great person to talk about your character and personality , as well as to give admissions officers a sense of how you'll interact socially when you arrive to campus.
Of course, your recommenders can speak to your boundless curiosity or commitment to a certain area, but they shouldn't feel confined to talking about academic ability.
They don't have to emulate a teacher or counselor recommendation. Instead, they can be less formal and more personal. They can show the Dartmouth admissions committee that not only do you have the academic credentials to make it there, but you're also a caring, loyal, funny, or energetic friend.
Given that the peer recommendation can focus on your awesome personal qualities and strength of character, who should you ask for this unique reference letter? Someone overwhelmed with schoolwork and college applications might not have time to write you a great letter.
The most important factor in choosing someone to write your peer recommendation is the strength of your relationship with that person. You should choose someone who knows you well and can write insightfully about your personality and goals. The best letters include anecdotes and examples of times that you demonstrated your strengths.
Rather than just speaking about what a selfless friend you are, for example, your recommender could describe how you helped her memorize her lines for the school play every day for two weeks. Stories will both make the letter more memorable and paint a more colorful picture of who you are and what values motivate your actions. When choosing your recommender, you also want to be confident that this person admires you and will provide an outstanding, positive recommendation.
At their simplest, a peer letter of recommendation is a friend making a case for why a college would want you on their campus. There are numerous pros offered by a letter of recommendation from a friend. Friends see more of each other in daily life than they do teachers and advisors, who they might see for just a brief window of time daily or weekly.
Because of this, your friends can paint a more vibrant picture of you, including your attitude, unique traits, and how you interact with others. Friends and teachers also prioritize different attributes in people. For example, teachers commonly focus on performance and academic achievement, while friends value qualities like leadership, motivation, trustworthiness, and dependability.
Even if a teacher values qualities like leadership, they often only witness you displaying it in a small, confined setting. Teachers are also subject to their own personal biases, which is something that is particularly harmful to students of color. For example, a Stanford University study found that teachers are less likely to expect Black and Latinx students to complete more than high school when compared to white students. Similarly, another Stanford study found that Black students are more likely to be labeled as troublemakers and subject to harsher punishment than their white peers.
A peer recommendation allows a student to pick someone who is not as influenced by these biases. Just as there are pros to a peer letter of recommendations, there are also cons. Just as a great letter of recommendation from a friend can bolster your odds of acceptance, a poor letter can hurt them. This makes it vital that students choose the right person to advocate for them—a creative and clear communicator, who knows you well and has your best interest in mind.
Letters of recommendations from friends can also disadvantage students coming from low-income and less-competitive schools. Students coming from these schools are less likely to have a peer group as capable of writing a highly persuasive letter as students coming from more high-income and private high schools. Both Davidson and Dartmouth offer clear instructions on who should write your peer recommendation.
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