How to get a counselor recommendation?

CADREAMIN
Fri, 13 Jan 2017 23:57:33 +0000

A lot of schools have students fill out an “about me” form for the teacher and/or counselor with things you think would be good to mention in a rec. If your school doesn’t ask for that you could provide it anyway. Don’t give a novel that is overwhelming to get through and dissect, maybe bullet points broken into categories like academic achievements, personal characteristics, EC’s,etc.

Colleges realize some counselors don’t know their students very well and don’t put too much on the recommendation from them, but it is good to do what you can to make any rec stand out and be positive.