Today’s episode is all about writing letters of recommendation for teachers and counselors. Continuing our series on What Colleges Want, Tom Campbell (CEG’s Community Manager) is joined by Hanah Lim (CEG’s Director of Workshops and a former high school English teacher), where they provide their tips, tricks, and hacks to help you write more efficient and effective letters for your students.
Tom and Hanah discuss:
- How long should letters be and what format works best?
- How do letters differ between counselors and teachers?
- What details might be helpful to include, and what should be avoided?
- How can teachers and counselors efficiently gather more information about their students to include in the letter?
Read the full show notes here: www.collegeessayguy.com/podca...
📍 Chapters:
2:19 - Hanah and Tom share their school contexts for writing their letters of recommendation
5:40 - How much weight do letters of recommendation hold in admission?
10:25 - What is the best practice for the length of a letter of recommendation for college?
10:57 - How should it be formatted?
14:03 - Should a letter be customized for each college?
15:38 - What else is submitted with the student’s application from the high school?
16:19 - What is covered in the school profile?
19:44 - What is covered in the counselor’s letter?
25:25 - What is covered in the teacher's letter?
30:46 - How does the Supreme Court ruling on race-conscious admission affect letters of recommendation?
36:29 - What generally might be not as helpful to include in the letter?
40:38 - Hanah shares her process for writing letters of recommendation
49:18 - Tom shares his process for writing letters of recommendation
59:01 - How to incorporate a student’s essay brainstorming work
1:01:37 - How could generative AI be utilized in the recommendation writing process?
1:07:08 - Closing thoughts
🔗LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE🔗
On-Demand Webinar: How to Write Better Recommendations in Less Time: students.collegeessayguy.com/...
How (and Why) to Uplevel Your School Profile Post-SCOTUS (College Essay Guy): www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/...
CEG Podcast Episode 507: What Colleges Want: Recommendation Letter Crash Course for Students and Families: www.collegeessayguy.com/podca...
Sample Recommendation Letters by Student Archetype: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
How to Write a Letter of Recommendation: Counselor's Guide + Samples: www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/...
How to Write a Recommendation Letter for a Student: Teacher's Guide + Samples: www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/...
Sample Junior Questionnaire (for Counselor Recommendations): docs.google.com/forms/d/1o3sB...
Hanah Lim’s Teacher Recommendation Request Form: docs.google.com/document/d/19...
Helpful Student Brag Sheet Questions for Teacher Letters of Recommendation (Johns Hopkins University): drive.google.com/file/d/1TPHB...
Working with Recommenders and Advisors: www.commonapp.org/counselors-...
College Essay Guy's 100 Brave & Interesting Questions: www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/...
Inequity and College Applications: Assessing Differences and Disparities in Letters of Recommendation (Brown Unviersity): edworkingpapers.com/ai24-953
Avoiding Gender Bias in Reference Writing (University of Arizona): csw.arizona.edu/sites/default...
Do’s and Don’ts of Writing Recommendation Letters (Georgetown University): crf.georgetown.edu/dos-and-do...
Best Practices for Reading and Writing Letters of Recommendation (Lehigh University): advance.cc.lehigh.edu/sites/a...
Gender Bias Calculator: www.tomforth.co.uk/genderbias/ and slowe.github.io/genderbias/
Bias-Free Letters of Recommendation: MD Education: Feinberg School of Medicine (Northwestern University): www.feinberg.northwestern.edu...
Google “Save As” Form Publisher: docs.google.com/presentation/...
AI Recommendation Writing Resources: docs.google.com/presentation/...
2022-23 College Recommendation Requirements: www.collegetransitions.com/da...
29 апр 2024
