Does Yale require a letter of recommendation from my guidance counselor?

[StressedSuzie]

<p>I looked on their website and I think it says no, but I want to make sure. Thanks! </p>

[IxnayBob]

<p>I believe that the School Report includes a LoR from the Guidance Counselor.</p>

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School Report*</p>

<p>Just as teacher recommendations give the admissions committee a glimpse of what you are like in the classroom, the counselor recommendation and transcript give us a sense of your place in your high school class and in the larger school community. Your counselor can help us assess the degree of difficulty of your program, tell us what a particular leadership position means at your school, provide information on your background, and, in general, provide the sort of textured comments about you that can help your application come to life. If your college counselor does not know you well, he or she can still provide helpful contextual information about your school and its programs for your application.

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[IxnayBob]

<p>PS @StressedSuzie, don’t stress. Good luck.</p>

[paleselan]

<p>I was confused about it at first too, but it seems like yes, you will need a letter of rec from the guidance counselor as part of the school report.</p>

[gibby]

<p>Your guidance counselor fills out the Secondary School Report (SSR) on your behalf. The SSR can be found under the school forms on the Common Applications and asks your GC to rate the rigor of your course load as compared to all other college bound students at your high school and to evaluate your academic achievement, extracurricular accomplishments, personal qualities and character. See: <a href=“http://www.ugadm.northwestern.edu/documents/UG_Admissions_SecondarySchoolReport.pdf”>http://www.ugadm.northwestern.edu/documents/UG_Admissions_SecondarySchoolReport.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

[T26E4]

<p>And the answer is the same for the same question you posted on the Dartmouth and Amherst forums.</p>

[skieurope]

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And the answer is the same for the same question you posted on the Dartmouth and Amherst forums.

And for that reason, I am closing these threads.</p>