College admissions counselors share five tips for getting letters of recommendation that will amaze your child's admissions officer. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip Featured ...

Letters of recommendation from teachers, school counselors and other sources can help college admissions officers get a more complete picture of applicants. For instance, at the University of ...

Recommendation letters can serve as powerful testimonials about a student's accomplishments, and the most effective letters demonstrate a candidate's potential for greatness, according to college ...

Admissions experts offer advice on how to secure the strongest recommendations from the best sources. Learn how and when to request letters of recommendation for college and find out if they all ...

If you’re unsure how to write a letter of recommendation, start by telling the admissions committee something about the applicant that they’re unlikely to glean from a résumé or transcript.

It’s the time of year when students arrive at my office and ask if I will write them a college recommendation. I say, “Yes, I’ll be happy to write one for you.” Sometimes, I’ll thank ...

Actress Yara Shahidi has that last criterion under control. The 17-year-old “Black-ish” star simply asked her friend and "supporter" Michelle Obama to write one for her.

*Always ask your letter writers to save their letters. At the end of the application year, the letters are deleted from application systems. For those using the Pre-Professional Advising letter ...

It’s the time of year when students arrive at my office and ask if I will write them a college recommendation. I say, “Yes, I’ll be happy to write one for you.” Sometimes, I’ll thank ...

They each want the same thing: a letter of recommendation. And when I say yes, the student presses a crumpled brag sheet in my hands and runs in the opposite direction.

Current high school juniors will soon apply to college, and the lingering impact of COVID-19 may make it difficult to stand out in the admissions process. A good recommendation letter goes a long w… ...

Be sure to talk to all of your letter writers BEFORE you enter their names into your Credential Assembly Service (CAS) so that the system does not email them asking for a letter before you have told ...