RECOMMENDATION LETTER CHECKLIST

1. Ask letter writer for a recommendation at least 2 weeks before the deadline.

2. Give your writer a fact sheet at least 2 weeks before the deadline.

3. Giver your writer a friendly reminder of the due date 1 week before the deadline.

4. Follow up with your writer to make sure 3 days before the deadline that there are no problems or questions.

5. Send the writer a Thank You Note 1-2 weeks after the deadline.

• This is very important - The writer just did you a huge favor and you need to acknowledge that!

****You need to fill out a fact sheet for EACH recommendation letter you request. The best thing to do would be to fill ONE out completely, except for the name of the scholarship or college, deadline, address, ect... PHOTOCOPY the original as many times as you need to, then all you have to do is fill out the top part for each different recommendation you might need.