<p>I am applying to Princeton and Penn and still need letters from teachers.
My friend sent me this Dignified Company book advice on seeing the letters that the teachers write.</p>
<p>Letter</a> of Rec
It goes:</p>
<p>Secondary school instructors often send letters directly to a students university, causing students to wonder, Is my teacher going to be able to write cogently about my abilities? Just what is she writing about me? Is this letter the best letter for me to send or should I send another instructors?
The best way to see the content in a recommendation is ask the instructor for a letter of recommendation that the student can use for a variety of purposes: scholarships, employment, honor societies, etc. If the student asks for a recommendation and links the recommendation to a university, most teachers are in the habit of not showing the student the recommendation. But if the recommendation is generic and will be used for a variety of unforeseen purposes, teachers will be happy to provide the student with multiple copies.
From there, the student can evaluate the recommendation and decide whether or not to ask for the teacher to send the recommendation to a university. The chances of the teacher changing the recommendation for a university are minimal.
Students can use this technique to review a multitude of recommendations and then select the best recommendation to send as part of a college application.</p>
<p>Has anyone done this? Seems innovative maybe not foolproof.</p>