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.

Jim Jump spent over three decades as a college counselor at a high school in the eastern U.S. state of Virginia. He prided himself on writing impassioned and personalized recommendation letters ...

Students applying to law school directly after graduation or within a few years of graduating should include at least two letters of recommendation from professors. Most schools allow you to submit ...

As the pool of medical school applicants and competitiveness for limited seats in M.D. and D.O. programs continue to grow, admissions committees rely heavily on letters of recommendation to assess ...

Almost 20 years after writing my first letter of recommendation for a student, I cringe to think of the platitudes and generalizations that I thought would convince my reader. In what follows, I will ...

This expedites the secure delivery of a recommendation letter if your recommender is away at a conference, or busy with other matters. Do not send emails from the graduate school or University’s ...

Whether you’re a high school student headed to college or a college undergraduate preparing for grad school, letters of recommendation are often a requirement to advance to the next stage of ...

You must have ONE completed recommendation submitted by the deadline date. We ask that your recommendations come from your high school teachers, counselors, or any other academic advisors who can ...

Securing strong letters of recommendation is a crucial part of the medical school application, yet many students find themselves scrambling to identify and approach potential letter writers ...

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.