Principal/ Counselor Rec.

Hello!

So I’m applying to a few top BS as a returning 9th grader. I’m currently in freshman year at a new high school that went all online which means I have no idea who my principal or counselor is. Will this give me a worse recommendation? Will a bad recommendation due to this negatively affect me?

Hi @jackb192 - though the specifics surrounding your situation may not be all that common, what we can say for sure is that the remote-heavy/exclusive nature of school right now is having an outsized impact on the relationships between students and teachers, administrators, etc.

The good news is that at least some schools are allowing, for example, a recommendation from the prior year’s math teacher as opposed to this year’s. I would call the AOs at the schools you’re interested in and ask them about it. I’d be surprised if they weren’t understanding.