<p>Ok, so, I've been interning for about a month this summer and I want to ask for a LOR. I have the kind of internship that looks really good on a resume (helping refugee kids learn English and adapt to living in the US) but that colleges and employers will just figure is a lot of fluff. I mean, I'm 16, so the natural response is to think all I did was get coffee for the lead teacher. But, I actually had a really active role in teaching a full class of refugee, ESL kids--I honestly spent more time teaching than the licensed lead teacher did. The internship was also really competitive to get. So, I want a LOR from her, the lead teacher.</p>
<p>Questions:
1) How should I ask her? Should I tell her what I want included? My father said I should write the LOR myself and just have her sign it, but that seems more like a business-world kind of thing than a college-world.</p>
<p>2) Could one LOR potentially "double" as a LOR for college and a LOR for next summer's internship hunt? Should I have her write two? Or would colleges actually be more impressed by a business-type LOR? Is there even a difference?</p>
<p>3) Who sends it? Would she give me the letter and I hold on to it until I apply to colleges and make photocopies as I need them? Or does she send it directly to [x] University? </p>
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<li><p>No, don’t write it yourself and ask her to sign it, that would be inappropriate on your part. You can discuss the types of things you would like her to address: how the selection process worked, the length and number of hours you worked, a detailed description of what you did, how you handled difficult situations, if you were prepared each day, leadership qualities, etc.</p></li>
<li><p>It could be used for both purposes, but you might want to change the emphasis depending on what you are using it for.</p></li>
<li><p>She signs and sends it each time, and usually you will never see it. You can give her dates of when to send LORs for admissions, if they arrive before your application, the schools will start a file for you and hold on to it. You can provide her with stamped and addressed envelopes.</p></li>
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<p>So just stick it in an envelope and mail it? Wouldn’t they need some sort of “preamble,” like “in this envelope is enclosed Bob’s LOR. . . etc”?</p>
<p>Also, you said if they arrive “before admissions” the schools will start a file for me. Does it matter that I’m going into my Junior year and not my Senior year? I wouldn’t want them evaluating me on one LOR and my first attempt at the SATs alone, lol.</p>
<p>For admissions, you will use the CA or the school’s LOR form, both have your information on it. The letter itself can either be printed on the form or on a separate sheet of paper.</p>
<p>You should wait until admissions season of your senior year to send your LORs. SAT scores can be sent earlier and they will start a file.</p>