<p>ok i have a bunch of questions, all responses will be appreciated.</p>
<p>What do i give exactly to the teachers im asking to write recs for me?</p>
<p>If im applying Early Decision do i give my teachers the materials for RD as well?</p>
<p>Do teachers mail recs directly to the schools or to guidance?</p>
<p>Also if your applying online does it make a difference when it comes to recommendations?</p>
<p>Thank you so much!</p>
<p>My D made a list of the schools she plans to apply to, and then decided which teacher would best "match" the school she was interested in attending.</p>
<p>I pulled the addresses off the admissions office from their website. I addressed the envelopes and stamped them. She then gave the pre-stamped envelopes to the teacher, along with the form the teacher needed to fill out-some were common app schools-and the deadline the paperwork was due for admissions. She included a copy of her transcript, and a "resume" of her activities & awards.</p>
<p>I hope this helps-GOOD LUCK! and breathe.....</p>
<p>thank you! also are you supposed to give the teachers special forms for the recs? like i know some schools have a checklist for the person giving the recomendation.?</p>
<p>I got the teacher evaluation-and school counselor forms from online-downloaded them and printed them out. My D is doing her apps online.</p>
<p>Ace - it would be a nice touch to write the teacher in a specific letter, too, thanking them for their time. Also in the letter, you can highlight a couple of things about yourself that you might want them to focus in on... I know if you just give them a resume, they'll probably end up regurgitating it (depends on the teacher). Also, with a letter you can kind of shape how your recommendations make you appear, for better well rounded-ness.</p>
<p>APOL, I was just lurking this thread and had the same question. Out of all the ways to go about teacher recs, I definitely like your means the most. I think devaaki's cmt adds a nice touch, with a thank you letter. My only complaint is that I would be worried about whether or not the recs got actually sent in by the recommender.. not that they would intentionally not send them in, but teachers are notoriously forgetful, some absent minded, a tad on the sloppy side, etc. It might make the student more at peace if you simply gave the teacher the form, info about yourself (resume, activity sheet, transcript or whatever) and about the time that you would like it back, that way, you can personally ensure they get to the mail. Hopefully the teachers you ask to recommend you are not too concerned about privacy issues, but if that's the case, they can always send them in themselves. I have heard from most teachers I know that working with the student to make the rec is the best route to create a representative letter.</p>
<p>Usually if you keep pestering them (not too frequently, of course), teachers will probably get them out sooner or later. And it probably reflects on your choice of teacher if s/he can't get them out in time...
Colleges also like it when the teacher sends them, probably signing over the seal is a good indication of this.</p>
<p>How do you guys approach a teacher? Do you just say "I'm applying to so and so college, would you be able to write a reccomendation?</p>
<p>Sure. Most teachers will be happy to do it... so long as they like you :D</p>
<p>I had a few prospective teachers in mind, so I simply asked: "Do you have any college application reccomendation policies?" because most of my teachers had a checklist of stuff they REQUIRED before writing any rec for you, ie. my AP Chem teacher wanted my transcript, term 1 grades and senior courseload, SAT I/II scores, resume if applicable, a sheet with some basic info about what I thought about his class/and what I enjoyed about it/improvements, an organized listing of all the colleges I'm applying to and their addresses and respective deadlines, my SSN/home phone #/cell/e-mail so he could contact me with questions if any were to come up, the actual rec forms (commonapp forms, etc), and self-addressed, envelopes & stamps. phew. lol, that's about it, I believe... hope that helped!</p>