<p>Hey,
I gave my teachers and principal my recommendations this Monday, and yesterday my principal asked me a question about what I'm involved in since he only knows me a little bit, and while he asked me, he showed me the recommendation so far, and he marked the chart with the top one for all of them since when he pulled up my record, I was on principal's honor roll (to him that means a lot). But, the problem is, I feel that he doesn't know me well enough to back up that chart with genuine and legit stuff, so essentially I'm worried about the recommendation coming across as BS.</p>
<p>you shouldve given it to your guidance counselor. I think the “principal” reccommendatiions are called “school report,” which most could be filled out by the guidance counselor, if you have one. If you have one, you should give it to your guidance counselor (if you have one) , because the guidance counselor knows you better than the principal. The principal just sits in office and takes care of the school.</p>
<p>Give your principal a resume or letter detailing your achievements. You’re right in thinking a general letter with no specifics will carry little weight with adcoms. Give your prin. the specifics with which to work. It may feel like bragging, but as long as the details you give him are true you’ll be safe. Something you may not have considered-writing this letter is hard for your prin. precisely because he does not know you well. He may even have showed you the letter because he was aware it was thin. By giving him more information you’re helping him out. So…instead of simply writing “Varsity soccer” add the details-“top scorer” or “only freshman on the varsity”. If you won an award give him the details-what you wrote the award-winning essay on, what work you did that resulted in that community service recognition. Essentially, write yourself a letter of recommendation. It’ll make his job easier and result in a better, richer letter.</p>