Frankly I don’t know if this is the right section lol. By the way, I need your help. I was written a letter of recommendation by my Math teacher (one year earlier lol) and it is 1,000+ words long (two pages). It sort of scares me because I’ve seen only one-page letters on the website. As an international student, I wonder if you guys - those who have been admitted - can send me your letters (if you have a copy) so that I can show them to my teacher and see if she has put everything in it! Thank you very much in advance, I really appreciate it
I’m not sure if I’m understanding your request, but it sounds like you don’t trust your math teacher’s ability to write you a decent LOR. Asking for others to send you their LOR’s crosses the line. Those letters are private, or at least they are supposed to be. Instead of gratitude, you doubt. Perhaps this is the reason you are worried, your attitude is incredibly self-serving imho.
No admitted student (except for those who did NOT waive their FERPA rights) should have a LOR written by his/her teachers.
If you do not trust the teacher, do not ask for a letter. Simple as that.
No one is going to give you a copy of their letters of recommendation – most people don’t even have their LOR’s because they are private and they never get to see them! You need to trust your teacher and if you really want to know what she wrote, just ask. Although I’m not sure how well that will go if your teacher can sense your insecurity…
Excuse me?!? Nor is she a native speaker neither she has ever had students applying to US colleges! So do not judge before critizing me.
- @frspzz - Please do not lash out at others that are sincerely trying to help. Since you are obviously from a non-native-English speaking country, I am sure the college admissions offices will take that into account for your teacher that wrote yours. They should fairly easily get the essence of what your teacher is trying to say about you. I wouldn’t worry about it being two pages. The other commenters are correct that it is very unlikely people will share their letters of recommendations. As was stated, most students don’t have them because teachers usually send them directly to the colleges. They are, indeed, considered confidential.*
Ok thank you.