College Letters of Recommendation

If you would like me to write a letter of recommendation for college or complete a recommendation form for an internship/summer opportunity the following requirements should be met:

  1. You must have earned at least a "B" both semesters.

  2. You must have scored a 4 or 5 on the AP Chemistry test (applies to AP only)

  3. You cannot have accumulated more that 10 absences in a semester.

  4. You must have completed most of your assignments on time.

  5. There must be evidence of your collaborative spirit and practice of scientific principles.

**If you do not meet the above requirements, but you would still like for me to consider writing a letter of recommendation, you can submit a letter of rationale to me explaining why such a letter would be justified. See _________

In order for me to write you any type of letter of recommendation you will need to EMAIL me the following:

  1. 5 words that describe you.

  2. Specific accomplishments in my class. This should involve labs, projects, working with others, etc. The more clear you can be about this the better.

  3. Your accomplishments and goals that that involve Science (STEM) outside of my science class. This not necessary but very helpful for college LORs.

  4. For college letters of recommendation you will need to provide me with the list of schools that you are considering. Include to with a statement about why you want to go to those schools. This can be limited to your top choices or a generic statement that can be used for all the schools.

  5. Your general resume. (this can be an attachment)

  6. **If you did not meet the requirements for my recommendation you will need to write a letter of rationale. (this can be an attachment)

  7. You need to get an email confirmation from me that I will do this. I can only do so many and at some point I may need to guide you to ask other teachers.

  8. Get me on the Common App (Let me know about the deadlines)

  9. Provide addressed and stamped envelopes for non-Common App Schools that are pen and paper applications. Make sure to fill out all of the pertinent information before giving me any forms.

Good Luck with applying to schools of higher education!