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I
g ive
t he
a bove
t eacher
p ermission
t o
w rite
a
l etter
o f
r ecommendation
o n
m y
b ehalf
a nd
u nderstand
that
I
w ill
N OT
h ave
a ccess
t o
r eview
a
c opy
o f
t his
l etter
a t
a ny
t ime
i n
t he
f uture.
Student
S ignature:
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Date:
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TEACHERS:
Please
know
that
your
letters
of
recommendation
are
an
integral
part
of
a
student’s
application.
Your
letters
DO
matter.
They
are
NOT
a
waste
of
your
time.
They
WILL
be
read
carefully.
All
of
the
time
and
energy
you’re
putting
towards
the
letters
can
significantly
help
a
student
through
the
application
review
process.
B ecause
y ou
s ee
s tudents
e very
d ay
a nd
c an
a ttest
t o
t heir
s cholastic
r eadiness
f or
t he
r igors
o f
a
collegiate
curriculum,
highly
selective
institutions,
in
addition
to
all
schools
that
holistically
review
applications,
s eriously
t ake
i nto
c onsideration
w hat
y ou
h ave
t o
s ay.
Y our
l etter
w ill
b e
m ost
b eneficial
t o
the
s tudent
i n
t he
a pplication
r eview
p rocess
i f
i t
a ddresses
t he
f ollowing:
How
l ong
h ave
y ou
k nown
t he
s tudent
a nd
i n
w hat
c apacity?
How
d id
t he
s tudent
p erform
i n
y our
c lassroom?
Is
t here
s ome
a spect
o f
t he
s tudent
t hat
i s
s pecial?
F or
e xample:
a. Are
t hey
o ne
o f
y our
h ighest
a chievers?
b. Describe
t heir
w ork
e thic.
c. Are
t hey
p roactive
a bout
g etting
h elp
f rom
y ou
o utside
o f
c lass
a s
n eeded?
d. Do
t hey
d rive
c lassroom
d iscussions?
H ow
w ell
d o
t hey
p articipate?
e. Are
t hey
c opious
n ote-‐takers?
f.
Are
t hey
p assionate
a bout
t he
s ubject
m atter?
g. Is
t here
a
s pecific
p roject
o r
p aper
t hey
c ompleted
t hat
c aught
y our
e ye?
h. Have
y ou
s een
t hem
p rogress
i n
p ositive
w ays
a s
a
s tudent?
i.
Are
t hey
w ell
p repared
f or
c ollege?
W hat
m akes
t hem
w ell
p repared?
j.
Is
t his
s tudent
r espected
b y
o ur
f aculty?
Please
k eep
i n
m ind
t hat
y ou
d on’t
h ave
t o
w rite
a bout
a ll
o f
t hese
a nd
t hat
a necdotal
l etters
are
e xtremely
h elpful
t o
c ollege
a dmission
o fficers.