College Recommendations

 In another life, I taught at both private and public schools.  I wrote many, many recommendation letters.  Below is a generic recommendation letter.  When I write recommendations, I try to add details about the teen.  Does she love to swim?  Is his dream to be a pilot?   Perhaps he acts in the local theatre or shadows a local vet.  My husband, Rob, hadn’t written many recommendation letters before.  I gave him a template to use.  Here is the template he used.  This template is brief, but can help to organize your thoughts.   Scroll down the site for sample letters.  College counselors read hundreds of recommendation letters.  The more you can personalize your letter, the more it will stand out to the admissions representative reading it.