Question: Letters of Recommendation

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Answer: Letters of recommendation provide colleges with personal insight and help paint a picture of the student’s abilities, accomplishments, and desire to be successful. Most of all, letters of recommendation provide credibility and show colleges that the student is a worthy candidate for admission.

Question: How many letters does the college require?

Does the college specify who should be the recommender?

What is the deadline?

Is there a special delivery method the recommender should use such as e-mail, or uploading to a website?

Answer: he first step is to figure out which colleges require letters of recommendation. As you are checking college application requirements, look for this information and write it down:

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Question: Choosing Recommenders

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Answer: - Top three college interests

• Career plans

• - Hobbies

• - Talents

• - Strengths

• - Weaknesses

• - Employment history

• - Community service

• - Favorite subjects

• - Achievements

• - Awards

• Question: Requesting a Letter

• It’s important to ask for letters early, at least a month before the due date.

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• Question: Requesting a Letter: Follow Up

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