Even for the highest-achieving first-generation students, counselors were less likely to include details about things like ...

A recommendation letter can discuss the academic and, when relevant, personal challenges a student has faced. It can clarify a student’s learning style and distill what he or she brings to a ...

Last month I wrote what I believe was the last college recommendation letter I will ever write. That’s hard to fathom. For nearly 40 years, each fall has been organized around and consumed by ...

Whether you’re a high school student headed to college or a college undergraduate preparing for grad school, letters of recommendation are often a requirement to advance to the next stage of ...

It’s the time of year when students arrive at my office and ask if I will write them a college recommendation. I say, “Yes, I’ll be happy to write one for you.” Sometimes, I’ll thank ...

Once you’ve established some quality relationships, it’s time to carefully read each college’s letter of recommendation requirements to determine the specifics of what’s needed. Make a list of these ...

It’s the time of year when students arrive at my office and ask if I will write them a college recommendation. I say, “Yes, I’ll be happy to write one for you.” Sometimes, I’ll thank ...

Letters of recommendation from teachers, school counselors and other sources can help college admissions officers get a more complete picture of applicants. They give admissions offices a "third ...

The longer the applicant has been out of college, the more reasonable it is to seek only one academic reference and one or more from employers or supervisors. But, generally there should be at least ...

An academic at the University of Victoria in Canada used ChatGPT to help write a reference letter for a student — and the payoff was big, as was first reported by The Atlantic reported.

However, one young actor got a recommendation letter from former First Lady Michelle Obama. Yara Shahidi , who had a leading role in "Black-ish" and its spinoff "Grown-ish," was the recipient of ...