Teacher Recommendations

When you are looking for a teacher recommendation, choose a teacher who has taught you recently and with whom you have a relationship. This teacher should be able to write about you both as a student and as a person. Not all colleges require a letter of recommendation (LOR). Please check that information before requesting one.

**If you are 100% virtual or your senior teachers do not know you very well, you should request letters from teachers who you have connected with in the past **

Keep in mind, that writing recommendations is time-consuming for your teachers and many have limits to how many they will write, so ask early. Make sure to request LORs from teachers at least 2 weeks in advance or a letter will not be guaranteed.

If you are applying through the common application, you will select recommenders through the my recommenders and FERPA through the my colleges tab. This is where you will invite recommenders to write you LORs.

After the letter is completed, please write the teacher a note to say thank you, and when you choose a college or university, be sure to let them know your decision. If you are rewarded a scholarship, please let them know that you have been awarded too. Please let the college and career adviser, Mr. Grove, know this information as well.

Every college will see the same letter from one teacher. For example, if you apply to 10 colleges and they all require only one letter of recommendation, you only need one teacher to write one.