<p>My daughter goes to school in Europe. None of her teachers ever dealt with a US recommendation before. Advice on how to get the best possible recommendation under the circumstances would be much appreciated. </p>
<p>Would like to her from International families who have handled this problem.</p>
<p>Pyewacket:</p>
<p>There was a German teacher who was asking for advice on how to write recs for a student of hers some time last spring. I corresponded at some length with her both on a CC thread and via PM. Send me a PM and I'll share the advice I gave her.</p>
<p>pye; </p>
<p>We live overseas too. S1 got a rec from a S African professor. We tried to explain the American 'soft-sell' concept to him as he did like S1--but to no avail. Rec was standard Anglican understatement--a one liner no less. "_____ is not likely to do well on his English Bursary exam." (He got a "B" on the exam some months later).</p>
<p>Nonetheless, S1 got into a school he wanted to attend and is happy as a sophomore!</p>
<p>Try not to sweat it. Look at it as a bit of comic relief for the admission committees.</p>