How to Request a Teacher Letter of Recommendation
Please only request a letter of recommendation if it’s required or highly recommended by the college or
scholarship committee. Not all colleges or scholarships require a letter of recommendation. It is your
responsibility to check the admissions requirements for each college.
Steps for requesting a letter of recommendation from your teacher:
1. Ask your teacher if they are willing to write you a letter of recommendation. When asking them, make
sure they are aware of your deadline. We give teachers 10 school days to write the letter of
recommendation for you. Please check your deadlines, and do NOT wait until the last minute.
2. Complete the Teacher Letter of Recommendation Information Form.
3. Complete the Teacher Letter of Recommendation Request Form.
4. Bring your completed forms to the College and Career Center (Room B202). You can also email them
to Ms. Hawk (jlhawk@conroeisd.net) or Mrs. Houston (mhouston@conroeisd.net).
--We will document the requests for you and give the teacher access to upload your letter to
Naviance. We also help remind teachers of the deadlines for the letters.
5. The teacher will return the letter to the College and Career Center, and we will notify you that your
recommendation has been completed.
We will not send your letter of recommendation to the college or scholarship committee until you give us
confirmation that you are ready for that to happen!
TIPS:
Be thorough on the Teacher Letter of Recommendation Information Form. This helps the teacher
write a strong letter of recommendation for you.
Ask a teacher that knows you well in the classroom setting. This is what colleges want to know
about—What do you contribute to the academic setting?
It’s always nice to send a thank you note or email to your teacher once the letter of
recommendation has been completed.