how long should we give our teachers for writing a letter of rec? a week or so?
you should give your teachers PLENTY of time! you have to consider that your teacher may be doing recs for many other students. i already gave me teachers the recs last week, and they were very surprised but very grateful that i got it prepared so early.
so the earlier the better.
Anyone know of a common application cover page?
Everyone seems to be talking & questioning about some sort of cover page.
Thanks!
At our local high school the guidance counsellor tells the kids to give teachers three weeks notice, and donāt count holiday days such as over Thanksgiving or Christmas break. 15 school days.
when getting a rec from my teacher recently she explicitly asked for an activity sheet and then allowed me to read her recommendation which was excellent. so i dont think giving a resume is always a bad thing b/c it allows the teacher to tie in how well you do in class to your activities out of school.
You should ask your teachers well in advance. You should give them at least one month with the physical application to actually write it. Provide self-addressed envelopes. Gently nudge them near the deadline. Handrwitten or in person thank yous are good.
I spoke to the admissions office of over a dozen top schoolsā¦each one, with the exception of one school, said it was perfectly permissible for the student to collect the teacher recs in sealed envelopes and mail it to the school. This way, you need not worry whether the teacher actually mailed it out. The one exception was UVaā¦they want the recs given to the GC for forwarding.
at my school they tell us to give them AT LEAST 2 weeks, but it doesnāt mean that it will take them 2 weeks to write it. i just asked a teacher today for a rec, and he said heād have it to me by friday.
would it be okay if i asked a teacher who i only had for one semester? i dont usually have the same teacher the whole year.
Today I asked my physics teacher to write me a recommendation because I did very, very well in his class and he likes me very much. However when I approached him for a recommendation, he hesitated a bit when I told him that I planned to major in Economics and not any type of science.
But, in the end, my physics teacher told me to see him next week with my transcript, and that heād think about writing me one because Iām a ātop kidā and that heād hate to āleave me in the dark.ā Also he says he wants to write recs for kids who want to do science, and that Iād be better off getting my math teacher to write me a rec, but the problem is that my math teacher is not a good writer and doesnāt know me too well.
What should I do? Will asking a Physics teacher be irrelevant and am I better off just asking my math teacher? Also, I dropped science from my senior year courses, so I figured that if I got a science teacher to write me a recommendation, colleges will know that Iām not a complete idiot when it comes to science.
Thanks, i appreciate any advice you all can provide.
I was very ill my Junior year and didnāt connect well with any of my teachers, except for my US History teacher. Heās offered to write me recommendations many times, and I know heād have good things to say. The problem is that he doesnāt write well. At all.
Would poor grammar/possibly spelling make a letter seem illegit?
(note: heās not stupid, justā¦ I donāt know. He was a good teacher. I got a 5 on ap us, and I have him again for ap psych).
you said he was one of the only teachers you āconnectedā with, so it seems like heād write you something decent.
This is probably a really stupid question, but what type of envelope should I give them?
Okay, can somebody answer the 847290346 questions about the cover page? Do we just print out the Common App. Teacher Evaluation form and stick it in an envelope?
seriously what is the cover page? is it on the common app?
hi guys
do you guys ask your teachers to hand write every rec form (for common app)? or do you guys just let them photocopy it?
Iām talking about around 8 schools
thanks!
Somebody please explain the cover page??
Yes, please someone whatās the cover page.? Iāve seen numerous posts with the same question
the cover page isā¦
when you download school forms from common app, for teacherās recs, you will see that its a two page document.
the first page is the ācover sheetā which you should fill out yourself since it asks for basic info about you and the second sheet is the actual rec page your teacher fills out.
Hey guys. I recently filled out a college ap to one college via internet. I was wondering if I should go now to ask for my letters, or wait til I do a few more and then do it? Thanks.