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exboyfil

(18,372 posts) Tue Jul 21, 2015, 04:23 AM Jul 2015

The student “is certainly from a very fine and highly respected family.”

If I got such a recommendation it would go into the circular file immediately. If anything it detracts from the achievements of the child - a lot easier to advance if you were born on 2nd or 3rd base.