Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation...
-
Upload
michael-lloyd -
Category
Documents
-
view
224 -
download
0
Transcript of Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation...
![Page 1: Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062301/5697bfb71a28abf838c9e871/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Asking for Letters of
Recommendation
![Page 2: Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062301/5697bfb71a28abf838c9e871/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
What is a Letter of Recommendation?
• Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university you want to attend.
• Letters can also be used for scholarships , internships and job applications.
• Colleges usually want letters from your teachers in English, math, and one other core subject like history or science.
![Page 3: Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062301/5697bfb71a28abf838c9e871/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
That Personal Touch• The letter from your teachers
can give the colleges or selection committee some idea of the real person you are.
• The letters can help you stand out from the thousands of other applicants.
Look! Here I am!
![Page 4: Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062301/5697bfb71a28abf838c9e871/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Your Teachers Know You
• They’ve seen you struggle to learn and succeed.
• They’ve seen you handle failure and success.
• They know your strengths and challenges.
![Page 5: Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062301/5697bfb71a28abf838c9e871/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
• Above all, they know you have style.
![Page 6: Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062301/5697bfb71a28abf838c9e871/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
The Letter of Recommendation
• The letter of recommendation can say, “Based on my experience with my student Bob, he would be a great fit at Harvard (or for your internship or for the scholarship or for the job).”
![Page 7: Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062301/5697bfb71a28abf838c9e871/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
What Letters of Recommendation are NOT
• Letters of recommendation are NOT form letters!
• Teachers take time to craft your letters personally and specifically.
We care!!
![Page 8: Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062301/5697bfb71a28abf838c9e871/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
What Do Teachers Need?
• We need a “Brag Sheet!” • The brag sheet answers some of our
big questions: What accomplishments do you want us to mention?
• What challenges have you faced that we don’t know about?
• What aspects of your character should we make sure your college knows about?
![Page 9: Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062301/5697bfb71a28abf838c9e871/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Where Do I Get a Brag Sheet?
• You will get one today to fill out!
• Make copies or type it so that you can use it more than once.• Additional copies can be
picked up in the Asia or Australia offices.
![Page 10: Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062301/5697bfb71a28abf838c9e871/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
How Much Time?• Once you’ve
filled out the brag sheet, give your teachers 10-14 days to write your letters!
• (Sometimes we’re a little busy.)
![Page 11: Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062301/5697bfb71a28abf838c9e871/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Too Pesty?• It’s okay to send an email in
about 5-7 days to say, “Hey, Mrs. Pterodactyl, it’s Bob. I just wanted to say thanks in advance for writing that letter of recommendation for me.”
![Page 12: Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062301/5697bfb71a28abf838c9e871/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Too Pesty?• We all know it means, “Hey,
have you written my letter yet?” but it’s a nice and polite way to ask.
• (Your mom would be proud of you)
![Page 13: Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062301/5697bfb71a28abf838c9e871/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Other Tips• Make it as easy to write the
letter as you can.• Give the teacher the name and
address of the university/organization you want to apply.
• Give the teacher a pre-stamped envelope with the address already on it.
![Page 14: Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062301/5697bfb71a28abf838c9e871/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Other Tips, Part II• This will sound really
obvious, but…remember to ask for a letter ONLY from those teachers who know you and like you.
Probably not a
good choice…
![Page 15: Asking for Letters of Recommendation. What is a Letter of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation are letters from your teachers to the college or university.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062301/5697bfb71a28abf838c9e871/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
We Look Forward to Helping!
• We love helping you get from here…
To here!