Show teachers consistently, and from Day 1, that you care about what you do, and that you’re determined to not just learn the material but to absorb it and use it to learn more about the subject. Phony last minute attempts to seem “engaged” will not sway a smart teacher. You must be a genuine, passionate student and contributor to school life, inside and outside the classroom, to prove to teachers that it’s worth their time to recommend you. It works. You just cannot fake it in the late fall of your senior year of high school.
You can get the best teacher recommendations by being an engaged, interested, thinking student in your high school classes. Teachers appreciate students who “help” them develop their lessons by being attentive, participating, and challenging students. You don’t have to have earned an “A” in the course for a teacher to value your contributions. Classroom engagement and contribution is one of the qualities college faculty want, so if you hone these skills in high school, then ask the teachers who have noticed your interest to write recommendations, you’ll be a step in the right direction.
The first step would be to make sure the teacher knows you well enough to be able to recommend you. Recommendation don’t always stem from academic excellence, but some things teachers tend to pay attention to, are leadership qualities and initiative. Standing out from your peers in a positive way can easily win you a recommendation.
The first step would be to make sure the teacher knows you well enough to be able to recommend you. Recommendation don’t always stem from academic excellence, but some things teachers tend to pay attention to are leadership qualities and initiative. Standing out from your peers in a positive way can easily win you a recommendation.
“Meet your teacher halfway” is the way to think when it comes to recommendations — schedule meetings, have a resume and all the forms/envelopes handy, tell them what you want to study in college.
In a few words: make a positive impression in class, and always strive to better yourself. I have read phenomenal teacher recommendations for students who did not necessarily ace every test, but who worked diligently in their classes, participated frequently, and showed a true desire in the class he or she is taking. An academic superstar who coasts through all of his or her work and demonstrates little real interest in the material may receive an “A” in the class, but will not leave a positive impression on the teacher. Remember, being a “good student” is not just about grades. It is about motivation, dedication, teamwork, and making a positive contribution to class overall.
Students need to follow these steps to get the most glowing teacher recommendations:
Start by building relationships with your teachers early on. If a teacher knows you well, he or she is going to be more likely to want to write for you and do a good job doing it. You don’t have to pick the teacher for whom you always earned the A. Pick the teacher who knows that you always gave your best, regardless of the outcome. Always give your teacher adequate time and find out if there is anything he or she would like for you to fill out in advance (like a questionnaire from the counseling office). Ask your counselor his or her advice on who you should ask if you are really stumped. Counselors often know which teachers are overburdened and which will write the best rec for you.
The best teacher recommendations are written by teachers who understand and respect the student they are writing for. These teachers would have been given plenty of advance notice, and they have taught the student either in 11th or 12th grade in a core academic subject (or if this student is going for the arts, then a teacher in their area of expertise). I have a worksheet that I give students to fill out for their teacher, telling them what they would like the teacher to emphasize in the letter, and also what they valued most about the class that teacher taught. It should be clear when this letter is needed, and whether this letter is to be mailed (in which case you give them a pre-addressed and stamped envelope), or uploaded to the common application website. Sometimes a counselor at your school can guide you towards the best writers, or away from those who don’t produce very convincing letters. Just remember, you are asking for a favor, so be respectful and polite and be sure to thank them later!
If you have great rapport w/that person & they are impressed with your accomplishments.
Before asking a teacher to write you a recommendation letter, compile a resume or activities list outlining your accomplishments, academic goals, and extra curricular activities. Then, ask a teacher that can actually speak to who you are as a person. You want the teacher to address your character more than reiterate how bright you are (your grades already show them that :). Choose a teacher that doubles as your sponsor for the National Honor’s Society and your British Lit. teacher. The recommender that knows more about who you are outside of the classroom should be able to provide a stronger letter than a teacher that only served as your AP Calculus AB Instructor. * Don’t forget to kindly ask your teacher to write the letter, provide them the details and instructions about the school, program, or scholarship of which you are applying, and the resume you worked on earlier!
There are steps that you can take that will ensure that when the teacher most capable of doing this task for you accepts your invitation to do this, they are equipped to do it efficiently and effectively. First, you should identify the teacher based on the academic area to which you will apply. For example, your accounting teacher is probably more appropriate than your music theory teacher to write a recommendation for you if you are applying to major in accounting. Second, when you ask the teacher, be prepared with a great “one minute elevator” speech. In other words, you have one minute to ask the teacher to write the recommendation but it must also be convincing and genuine. When you ask, it is important to explain why you have chosen them and what you would hope they would discuss in the recommendation. This helps to frame in their mind the context of the recommendation and their ability to achieve your request without putting too much burden on their workload. Remember, good and popular teachers tend to be asked a lot and at some point they have to start saying no. If you currently have them for a class it makes asking all the easier because they are currently familiar with your work. Third, be prepared to give the teacher a copy of the curriculum for your major from the school to which you will apply as well as any instructions for them to follow in preparing the letter. Some schools are seeking very specific information from teachers about their future students. Fourth, make a list of the attributes or accomplishments that you have achieved in high school and especially bring their attention to the ones which they have specific knowledge about your abilities. Fifth, it is always a good idea to give them an example of your work and especially well done assignments that you had completed for them. This will help to remind them about the quality of your work and other attributes that they have associated with you since they have gotten to know you. Sixth, provide them with a copy of your future career and intended major goals. They need to better understand where you see yourself going and how this school may be the right place to help you accomplish those goals. Next, remember to provide them with a stamped and addressed envelope if it is to be mailed to your school. Most importantly, remember to thank them for completing the letter and follow up with them about the final outcome of your applications. I am sure they would like to know how the end of your application story turns out.
Make sure you provide them with plenty of information to work with and give them a fair amount of notice. A simple sheet with some information about you, necessary deadlines, address etc., can go a long way to securing a quality letter of reccomendation. For more information, check: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/apply/the-application/119.html
Go to the teacher whom you admire and who admire you.
Keep in mind, teachers are people too! With that said, many teachers enjoy the support they receive from their students. This can be done by volunteering to assist your teachers; helping other students who need extra support; and lastly keeping a positive attitude while in school and out. Teachers appreciate the student who goes above and beyond, in the old days we called this student the “teacher’s pet”. Many laugh at that, but teachers put a lot of effort into teaching and they often enjoy when they can have help. Don’t over extend yourself, don’t take on any task that you know you can not perform. Just be yourself and volunteer when you can. It will help you in the long run as well as the teacher and your peers.
Ask early! Don’t put this off until the last moment. It’s a great idea to “prep” your teacher. For example:
Go to the teacher whom you admire and who admire you. Ask nicely, let the teacher know how bad you want to succeed in your future, and a perfect letter of recommendation will appear naturally!
There are four things that will certainly help you achieve the best teacher recommendations:
It makes sense that teachers can write better letters for students they know well so the way to get the best recommendation is to get to know your teachers. Try the following:
The best recommendations come from teachers in your junior or senior year that you have a good relationship with. Maybe it’s a teacher you’ve had more than one class with or who taught a class that was difficult for you. A generic letter won’t say more than what’s already in your file and that this student is a good kid who deserves to go to college. A great letter gives examples that speak to your character. This is a chance for admissions officers to get to know you, so it should be written by someone who knows you well enough to include specific information about you: personal strengths, academic successes, things like that.
The best way to get quality teacher recommendations is to choose teachers who truly know you the best. Give teachers that your are requesting a recommendation from a resume of your academics, activities, awards, community service, etc, etc. Don’t just think the teacher knows me. Give the teacher “too much” information. See if you can sit down and interview with the teacher. Clarify or explain the most vital points on your resume. Think about choosing a teacher where in his/her class, you really stick out. Maybe you went above and beyond in a class project, you lead class discussions, you really rise above classmates in one or more areas.
I always create a “brag packet” for my clients. We pick 4 of their teachers and provide them with the brag packet. I have had a high return of good teacher recommendations. When we did a survey to ask the teachers how we could improve, they all credited the brag packet with making it very easy for them to write the letters of recommendation.
When students think about teacher recommendations, they usually first consider asking the teacher in whose class they received the coveted “A.” That sometimes leads to them receiving a letter that says something like this: “John is a good student. He received an A in my class.”
First and foremost: Be involved in the class, perform at your level, and strive to improve (or demonstrate improvement. Being involved in class means that you participate in class discussions (while not dominating them), ask questions, help weaker students, and work well with your peers. Performing at your level means that you are consistently getting doing your work and getting the grades you are capable of getting; few things underwhelm teachers as much as seeing a student who is just phoning it in when they could easily be getting better grades. This also plays into striving to improve: you don’t have to be the best student in the class to get a great recommendation. If you are seeking out the teacher to get extra help, working hard, and improving throughout the course, the teacher is more likely to go out of his/her way to write a good recommendation.
Recently, students have been asking several teachers for letters of recommendation, reading them, and then selecting the “best” ones. Unfortunately, this is not a good way to get the “best” recommendation.
START BY ASKING THE RIGHT PERSON….
If you want strong letters of recommendation, make sure you ask teachers who know you best and are capable of making honest and well-written assessments of your work ethic, study habits, grasp of material, analytical ability, and personal strengths. Typically a letter of recommendation will include comments that will help a university admissions committee in their final evaluation of your candidacy, so if the teacher knows about your extracurricular efforts or if you’ve developed a strong relationship with them, that’s all the better!
Choose the teacher that you feel knows you best. Empty superlatives won’t work in letters of rec. We need specific examples. Don’t just choose the popular teacher because they are easier to ask. Choose the teacher that engaged you, that challenged you, that saw you overcome obstacles. That have some meat to what they are going to write about you.
While it’s probably a good idea to get a recommendation from a teacher whose class you’ve done well in, it should be an even higher priority to get one from a teacher who you really feel *knows* you and can speak highly about your character. Even if you struggled in that class and maybe didn’t do as well in it as others, if that teacher saw how hard you worked and got a real sense of you from out of class interactions (perhaps you went for extra help which showed how much you cared about the class) he/she will be able to speak more candidly (and less generically) about your character.
Oftentimes a student will seek out a teacher recommendation based on who gave them the highest grade- This is the wrong approach! When considering asking for a teacher recommendation, you should automatically be thinking of the person with whom you have the best rapport. Perhaps you did not start off well in this teacher’s class. Maybe they watched you struggle, but ultimately saw you overcome a challenge. They watched you grow and put your best foot forward. This should be an individual who you feel comfortable speaking with, and someone that you may have been able to approach in difficult times. Ultimately, you are looking to get someone who can highlight what you have to offer and can shed the best light on your strengths. Remember because this is such an important task, you want to take the time to consider your options. In addition, ask the teacher in person (not by email) for the recommendation and allow them ample time, generally slightly more than 14 days, to accomplish this task for you. Keep in mid a thank you either in person or note (yes, an old fashioned card) is always appreciated!
The best recommendations reflect the way a student has approached their education, attesting to a student’s love of learning and of the positive impact they have on the learning experience of all. The colleges will see your grades, so the recommendations need to put a human face on those grades. Students should establish relationships with teachers so that they can get to know them and can write a recommendation that says more than that they did a great job—as the grades shows. Indeed, for the strongest students the best recommendations often come from a teacher in a class where the student struggled for the recommender’s description of how the student faced that challenge may be far more valuable than yet another recitation of their great work. Recommendations should add to the picture of the student and let the school know what kind of person—not GPA—will be attending.
Students should begin to form relationships with teachers as soon as they start high school. Not just for recommendations but because teachers can be incredible mentors. Students should plan to ask teachers to serve as a recommender during the second half of junior year. They should provide the teacher with a resume and graded papers or work from that teacher’s class, to jog their memory. At the beginning of senior year ask teachers that you plan to for recommendations. Be sure to allow plenty of time and provide them with the appropriate forms or utilize the online portion of the Common Application. Always send a nice thank you note!
Make a genuine effort to get to know teachers over the course of your high school career. Often being a member of a team or club that a teacher is involved with or taking two courses from the same teacher can help. If a subject is of particular interest, let teachers know and ask if they would be willing to recommend additional reading and talk with you about it. Ask them to supervise an independent research project. Participate in class, and encourage your peers with enthusiasm, but try not to dominate others or show off.
Ask teachers who know your work ethic the best. It would be a great idea to ask club advisors or coaches for recommendations. Also, if you are asking an English teacher to write you a letter of recommendation, give them a copy of your best work so they can make more positive comments about you!
Get to know your teachers, allowing them to get to know you. The better they know you the stronger the recommendation. Ideally you want to build relationships upon entering high school, so by time you need your recommendations you would have a number of teachers to choose from. Once relationships have been established and you are ready to make requests you should provide each teacher with a form/sheet filled out by you, about you. Include personal characteristics, strengths, favorite subjects, academic awards/honors, extracurriculars, volunteerism/community service, etc. Also be sure to include the purpose of the recommendation, whether it is a college or scholarship application with a few details about it. You could create a recommendation form using a simple outline format. Fill in one form with your personal information, and make copies for all recommendation prospects. Always allow 2 weeks (with reminders) for teachers to follow through on your request.
To get the best recommendations, students need to first ask those teachers that they have had within the last two years and have had success in their class. It should be a teacher that knows you well and maybe you have interacted with outside the classroom as well. You want the teacher to be as knowledgable about you as possible. Even though you may think this teacher knows everything about you, teachers sometimes teach over 80 students a day and so they could use a few reminders. Whether you prepare a sheet of information just for that teacher or give them a resume you typed up, they need something to look at that will remind them or fill them in on who you are and what you have done. Finally, give them plenty of time to do it. I say give them two weeks notice. If you inform them well in advance and make it known to them what deadlines you are trying to meed, they will be happy to get the letter done in time. If you ask them a few days before the letter needs to be submitted, it is more than likely that they will not be able to write a good letter because they will be rushed and probably perturbed that you didn’t give them enough time.
It is important to consider who you have worked most closely with through the course of your high school career. It is vital that you select teachers who have seen you work hard, pursue your goals, and achieve in areas of personal and academic interest. Teachers writing your letters of recommendation should be able to effectively describe your attributes and their confidence in your capability to excell in college.
Teacher recommendations are not intended to focus on your extracurricular accomplishments. Colleges get information about what you’ve done outside the classroom from the rest of your application. What they’re hoping to find out from your teachers is who you are inside the classroom. How strong are your writing and critical thinking skills? Do you make valuable contributions to classroom discussions? Will you be able to handle college level work? What’s your intellectual potential?
As a high school counselor, I am asked to write multiple letters of recommendation each year. Unfortunately, most of these requests come at the same busy time of year (mid-Spring) which lessen my ability to spend the time and effort I want to on each letter. Because of this, the best thing students can do to increase their chances of getting an excellent letter of recommendation is ASK EARLY! Also, provide your teacher with a student resume, or a list of extracurricular activities, community involvement and leadership positions held. I know that you are a very unique individual, but remember that your teacher has hundreds of students and could really use the memory refresher. Make sure to let your teacher know if the letter of recommendation needs to follow a certain format or include certain topics, and if the letter must be submitted online. And, this should go without saying, but ask our teacher politely if they can provide a POSITIVE recommendation for you. Don’t just assume that they are going to talk about how you are the greatest student ever. If they are not able to provide a positive reference, find a teacher that can, and then thank them profusely once they have done so. Good luck! 🙂
Students should begin to form relationships with teachers as soon as they start high school. Not just for recommendations but because teachers can be incredible mentors. Students should plan to ask teachers to serve as a recommender during the second half of junior year. They should provide the teacher with a resume and graded papers or work from that teacher’s class, to jog their memory. At the beginning of senior year ask teachers that you plan to for recommendations. Be sure to allow plenty of time and provide them with the appropriate forms or utilize the online portion of the Common Application. Always send a nice thank you note! Francine Schwartz M.A., LPC, NCC Founder and President Pathfinder Counseling LLC
Most students tend to ask the same teachers and they wait until the fall of the senior year. If you ask your teachers in the spring of your junior year you have a better chance of the teacher agreeing to write it and of the teacher witing a more thoughtful recommendation because he or she will have more time to write it.
Think carefully about whom you will ask. Ask the person who knows you and your work best not necessarily the class where you get the best grade, although the two are not always mutually exclusive. Prepare a summary of the points you would like covered in the recommendation and include some specific examples from class. Allow the teacher plenty of time to write it.and be sure to thank you teacher, preferable in writing.
Get a teacher who knows you well enough to vouch for your character, has a good read on your abilities as a student, and you are confident they will speak highly of you. This is almost always a teacher who teaches grade 11 classes. Be aware however, that probably 2/3 of your class will also hit up these teachers for recommendations as well. Make sure you give them plenty of notice before you need the recommendation. A thank you note is always a good follow up gesture.
It is important to pick a teacher that you have a good relationship AND who is a strong writer. Student are often unable to read the recommendation before it is sent to the college, so students should trust that the teacher will present them in the best possible way. Even if a teacher knows you, if they are not a strong writer, the recommendation may not present you as well as a teacher who writes well.
Ideally, students should have one recommendation from a teacher in the humanities and one in math/science. Your recommenders should be teachers who know you and your work well, and who have taught you in the last two years (junior year teachers are best).
Plan ahead for teacher recommendations. Usually (not always) junior teachers are used for the recommendations. If you are not a student who usually makes an impression (a good impression) by participating in class or chatting with the teacher, make an effort to do that. You want to use the teachers who have enjoyed having you in class and who think you are a great student. When you request the recommendations, write a note thanking them in advance for taking the time to support you with a rec. Give the teacher a copy of your resume so they will have a “whole” picture of you. AND, ask for the recs at least 3-4 weeks in advance. Give the teacher plenty of time!
In order to get the best teacher recommendations, you need to approach teachers who know you well (and can speak to your abilities, your work ethic, and your character) and give them enough time to write you a high quality recommendation. Cultivate relationships with your teachers, even if you don’t think you’ll need a recommendation from them. Ask them nicely if they’d be willing to write you a recommendation.
The best recommendation letters convey specific details about a students ability, effort, strengths and weakness. Colleges can see the grade you earned in a class by looking at the transcript. They want to know more from your teachers. Specifically, they want to know what sets you a part from other students and whether or not you will be successful on their campus. So, if you got an A in a class, without much effort, that might not be the best teacher to ask. Instead, think about a teacher who watched you struggle and ultimately master some challenging material or the teacher who witnessed you going above and beyond the rest of your classmates.
The best way to get strong letters of recommendation is to do well in your classes, particularly during your junior year. Teachers like students who are engaged, who take pride in their work and who put forth a concerted effort to do well. Even if you don’t start out with the highest grades, teachers are often impressed by students who work to get better throughout the year.
It is important to ask for a recommendation early enough that the teacher is not put under undue stress and has plenty of time to craft an effective recommendation letter. It is usually advisable to approach a teacher for a recommendation with whom the student has had a good relationship and in whose class the student has worked successfully. A good recommendation can also come, however, from a teacher who has seen a student struggle through a difficult period and has seen him/her overcome those difficulties. This can often result in a powerful recommendation statement. It may be advisable for a student to ask his/her 11th-grade teachers for recommendations, as they will have worked with the student for a full year and will usually know him/her better than the current 12th-grade teachers. Please note, as well, that some institutions will indicate that they specifically want a recommendation letter from an English teacher and/or a Mathematics teacher.
First of all, establishing a solid relationship with teachers must begin freshman year. Be aware of your actions at all times (late to class, missing assignments, no participation) in the classroom and in the school hallways. You know what they say about teachers and their extra sets of eyes and ears!
Pick teachers who know you well, that you believe have a good impression of you, and that can relate specific positive experiences in the letter of recommendation. Schedule an appointment to ask the teacher, in private, if they feel comfortable writing a solid letter of recommendation for you. Describe your plans for college. Tell the teacher why you selected them and remind them of highlights like an outstanding paper you prepared in their class. Give the teacher a copy of your resume and transcript, the colleges you are applying to, as well as any recommendation forms they need with due dates.
Make sure you have chosen a teacher who will definitely have positive comments and who is willing to write the letter. It is important that this is a teacher of one of the core subjects–mathematics, English, science, foreign language or humanities– from the last two years of high school. It would be preferable to choose a teacher of a subject that relates to your interests. Try to remind him or her of an instance in the classroom where your potential was on display. Also, make sure that you ask the teacher before he is inundated with similar requests.
The best way to get great teacher recommendations is to select teachers who know you well and will be able to give a candid evaluation of you (it helps if you’ve done well in their class!). Colleges generally want to see one recommendation from either a Math or Science teacher, and one from either an English or History teacher. Your recommending teachers should be those that you have had within the past 2 years as they will have had the most recent interactions with you and be able to accurately attest to your abilities.
Your best recommendation is going to be from a teacher who can best articulate their thoughts. This may not be the class where you got a top grade. It may be the class where you made the most progress from beginning to end. It should be from a teacher in the core areas, preferably one you had junior or senior year. Make sure you make the request with plenty of lead time and you will be rewarded with kind words.
The best recommendations come from those whom you really have a good relationship with. For example, and English teacher who was also your drama teacher. So they got to know you in and out of the classroom. Maybe you even had her for two or three years in the classroom. You also want to keep in mind that if this is a good teacher you probably are not the only one asking her for a recommendation. So plan ahead and give her plenty of time to get a good recommendation together.
Select teachers who know you best You may have received an “A” in AP US History, but if you rarely interacted with the teacher, this may not be your best bet for a recommendation. Rather than focusing on the teacher who gave you your best grade, identify a teacher who took the time to know you personally.
The best teachers to write your letters of recommendation are teachers who have had you within the past year. Your best match is a teacher who taught a class that you earned a good grade in. If you like the teacher but earned a poor grade then the teacher can only recommend your personal attributes and you are missing out on the opportunity to be recommended for your academic and personal attributes. The best opportunity is when you can contact a teacher from your junior year over the summer before your senior year and ask the teacher to consider writing a letter of recommendation. This will allow the teacher time to think and to write. If your school has not already provided you with a brag sheet please provide on to your teacher. If you have some schools in mind please share your thoughts. Your teacher may believe that you are a great fit at some of the schools you are considering and that will support your application. Always provide a hand written thank you note after the application process is complete.
At Crisp Consulting + Coaching, we provide the following strategy for our students in the college application process. Identify the teachers who can write effective letters highlighting your academic contributions, intellectual curiosity and personal strengths. This is not necessarily your favorite teacher or the teacher from the class where you received an A. This could be a teacher of the course where you faced struggle to understand content and achieve a good grade. Often this teacher will accent your work strong work ethic and academic prowess.
if they are willing to write you a good recommendation. Choose your recommenders, wisely. Can they demonstrate your strengths and minimize your weaknesses?
Students can affect the quality of their recommendation letters. Be thoughtful about whom you select: Ask teachers who can describe your academic abilities and personal characteristics. Ask early: Who wants to write letters over winter break to meet a January 1 deadline? Explain to teachers why you selected them and what you hope they will share in their letters: Ask for details that each teacher is uniquely able to present. Finally, don’t forget to follow up: Check to see if your teacher has any questions, and then deliver a hand-written thank you note when you know the letter has been sent.
students should prepare a list of introductions for recommendation letters. it is always better to leave the teacher more time to write about you.
Along with the transcript, standardized test scores, essays and the counselor recommendation, teacher recommendations are an important component of the application. Most colleges request two recommendations, and they prefer that these recommendations come from junior-year teachers. The selection of the teacher is left to the student. So how does a student know which teachers to ask and when to do that asking? Students should be mindful of the need for recommendations before the senior year, and they should ask teachers with whom the student has a good relationship (not to mention good grades earned in that teacher’s class). Some teachers are very popular with students, and teachers have regular lesson planning and grades. That’s why students are advised to ask the teacher at the end of the junior year or even during the summer. Why have a recommendation form sitting in a stack, perhaps with the forms from the peers of the student? Sometimes, I suggest that students ask their counselors for advice on which teachers to select; the counselors may have insight on the relationship or writing style of the teacher.
Often students make the mistake of asking the teacher who gave them the highest grade for a recommendation letter. That teacher may not really know you very well, on a personal level, and be at a loss as to how to describe you and your best qualities. Sometimes, it is in the classes where you might have really struggled, but still achieved success that would make for a stronger recommendation letter. Especially if you have earned the teacher’s respect for what you overcame. Also, if one of your teacher serves as an adviser to an extra-curricular activity that you have become seriously committed to- that teacher knows you now in a different light and could comment on additional skills and /or passions. Whomever you do decide to ask- please ensure that they actually do like you!
By the time your high school career starts to wrap, you’ve likely had dozens of teachers. Some of them were probably great, and some – not so much. With any luck, however, you had at least one or two who had some sort of profound impact on you, either by turning you on to a new subject matter, helping you navigate through the stressful ins and outs of the high school social stratosphere, or just generally inspiring you to discover your potential. (For you freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, now is the time to start cultivating meaningful encounters with your teachers. You’ll enhance your high school experience and your future college admissions recommendation as well.)
Here is my video response to the question.
Students need to be themselves and not tailor they behavior just to earn a better recommendation letter. Teachers will see through this subterfuge. Working hard in classes, participating, assisting others, being respectful, asking good questions, demonstrating passion outside of class in the subject area, are all ways to demonstrate to a teacher a student’s engagement in a class and likely to be noticed.
Whether the recommendation is a teacher or administrator, your desired outcome is not just someone verifying your B+ or awesome A grade. Instead, your result should be a perspective that speaks to your intellectual curiosity, persistence towards excellence in whatever subject and how you did or didn’t contribute in the classroom or school community.
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