Letters of Recommendation
What Do I Need a Letter of Recommendation For?
Most of the 4-year colleges that will be applying to will require a letter of recommendation from your school counselor. Many programs and maybe even jobs will also need a letter of recommendation from your school counselor.
*In order for your school counselor to write your letter of recommendation, you will need to complete the Senior Questionnaire in Naviance. Please give your counselor 2-3 weeks notice to write your letter of recommendation.
How to access the Senior Questionnaire in Naviance (for your counselor):
Log into Clever
Click on Naviance
Click on the “About Me” tab
Click on “My Surveys”
Click on “Surveys Not Started”
Click on “SHCS Senior Questionnaire 2022-2023” and complete (You are able to save it and go back to it, so you do not have to finish it in one sitting).
FROM TEACHERS:
In person or via email, you will need to ask two teachers for a letter of recommendation and then make the request in Naviance. These should be teachers from the core subjects (English, Math, History, Science, Foreign Language).
HOW TO REQUEST A TEACHER LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION IN NAVIANCE:
1. Ask your teacher in person or via email at least 3 weeks before your application deadline
2. In Naviance, select the "Colleges" tab at the top of the page.
3. Scroll down to “Apply to Colleges” and select "Letters of Recommendation"
4. Click “Add Request”
5. Select the teacher from the drop down menu, choose “All current and future colleges you are interested in” and include a quick note to your teacher
6. Submit the request
7. Repeat steps #4 - 6 to add another teacher.