College Recommendation Letters: Everything You Need to Know
College Recommendation Letters: Everything You Need to Know Going through the list of requirements for the admissions cycle, you might be stressed by the college recommendation letters component. Which teachers should you ask? What’s the best way to ask them? What do strong letters even look like? Will the teachers you ask write great ones […]
Who NOT to Ask for a Letter of Recommendation
Who NOT to Ask for a Letter of Recommendation As you start looking through the requirements for different colleges, you’ll notice that there’s one component that’s not in your hand: the letter of recommendation. This element is required by every university to get an understanding of your performance in class beyond your transcript from the […]
Law School Recommendations: How to Receive a Strong Letter
Law School Recommendations: How to Receive a Strong Letter After months of deliberation, you’ve decided to go to law school. As you go through your checklist, you stop to think about the letters of recommendation and wonder exactly which professors to ask. While your law school recommendations aren’t as highly weighted as your GPA, LSAT […]
Who Should Write Your Letters of Recommendation?
Who Should Write Your Letters of Recommendation? Letters of recommendation become an afterthought for a lot of students who focus so much on actually writing their college application. Some students believe that all it takes to get a great letter of recommendation is the initial ask for a letter. They often simply hope their recommender will turn […]
Should You Ask For an Additional Recommendation Letter?
Should You Ask For an Additional Recommendation Letter? Your letters of recommendation for college are an integral piece of your application. This part of the process is often overlooked, as it does not require work from your end. But every recommendation letter deserves thoughtful reflection! Your college recommendations are the only time that admissions officers […]