Writing College Recommendation Letters Carrollton TX

1. Get the parameters. Colleges sometimes have their own way of requesting letters of recommendation. Sometimes, a college will ask a person to write a letter of recommendation using a specific form or answering specific questions. Other times, no form is needed and the recommender is free to write however he chooses. Sometimes, a college will ask the letter writer to send the letter directly to the college. Other times (more rarely), you may be asked to return the letter to the student so he can include it with his application. Whatever the parameters may be, you want to follow them. Check with the student for whom you're writing the letter and make sure you have taken care of all requirements.
   
   
2. Refresh your memory. If you are being asked to recommend a student you know well, it may not be difficult to call to mind all of the student's strengths. However, people are sometimes asked to recommend students with whom they have not had contact for semesters, or even years. If this is the case, there is nothing wrong with asking a student to provide you with a mini-resume so you can recall how she did in your class, what she does for extracurricular activities, etc. In fact, such a "cheat sheet" is not cheating at all; it's a very helpful tool that will allow you to write a complete letter.
   
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Author: B. Danesco