Letters of Recommendation

Before asking a teacher and/or counselor for a recommendation letter, check each college/university's admission requirements carefully to determine if they require transcripts, letters of recommendation, additional testing, or any other documentation.

If a college does require a letter from a teacher and/or counselor, they typically only need one. Some colleges accept a letter from a teacher OR counselor. Very few colleges actually require two teacher letters of recommendation.

*Do not ask for multiple letters of recommendation if they are not needed!*

*NOTE: You must give your counselor and/or teacher AT LEAST 2 weeks notice of your application deadline for a recommendation letter. The sooner you ask, the better!

How to Successfully request

a recommendation letter

Instructions for Letter of Recommendation Request Form

ALL REQUESTS NEED TO BE MADE IN-PERSON OR VIA EMAIL TO THE TEACHER AND/OR COUNSELOR BEFORE DOING ANYTHING.

Be sure to give your teacher and/or counselor plenty of time to write your rec letter. You should be giving your teacher/counselor at least 2 weeks advanced notice of your application deadline.
Complete the corresponding Brag Sheet in MaiaLearning - this is done to help your recommender write you a rockstar recommendation letter! It is a mandatory requirement to complete.

(Consider completing the Parent Information Form to help in your student's Counselor Letter of Recommendation)

Invite your recommender in MaiaLearning.

How Students Request RecommendationsHere's how students use MaiaLearning to request teacher recommendations.

<--- Watch this video on how to invite a recommender in MaiaLearning or Click HERE

Remember... ALL REQUESTS NEED TO BE MADE IN-PERSON OR VIA EMAIL TO THE TEACHER BEFORE DOING ANYTHING.

Complete the Transcript & Letter of Recommendation MANDATORY Counselor Google Form

Due to MaiaLearning being our new document submission platform, to ensure ALL transcripts and recommendation letters are submitted properly, we are asking you to complete your corresponding Counselor's Google Form for every college that you apply to.

Please complete this form AT LEAST 2 WEEKS prior to your application’s deadline.

Tracking if The Recommendation

Letter has Been Submitted

Click the "Universities" tab, and then "Request Recs"

This screenshot shows that a student has not invited a recommender. In this case, a recommendation letter has not been completed. Complete the "Brag Sheet Template" in the right hand corner and invite your recommender, so they can upload a recommendation letter on your behalf.

Be sure to hit "Save" in the bottom right hand corner.

This screenshot shows that a student has invited a recommender, and the student completed their Brag Sheet. Students can confirm if they completed their Brag Sheet by referencing the "Brag Sheet Column" and then "Update Brag Sheet".

*Note: Students cannot see the Brag Sheet that they submitted, but if they have completed the Brag Sheet, then the page will look similar to the screenshot above.

This recommender has not yet completed their recommendation request as the status is marked "Incomplete".

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