How to handle teacher recommnedations?

International Students
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<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 students who have handled this problem.</p>

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<p>here’s my suggestion:</p>

<p>-have your daughter prepare a detailed resume
-get the teacher evaluation form and fill the part required to be filled by the applicant
-fix a 15-/30-minutes appointment with a teacher who knows her well
-during your meeting with the teacher, tell him/her about the college you are applying to, what kind of applicant are they seeking. then talk about yourself, how you’re a match for the college. remind him/her of any incidents with the teacher you think reflect positively on your personality. remind him/her of anything outstanding you’ve done, or anything you think is worth mentioning.

  • give the teacher the ‘teacher evaluation form’ and the resume along with an addressed & stamped envelope. fix a deadline. s/he should be given at least about 2 weeks for the rec.
  • ask the teacher to type your rec out on a sheet of paper, probably using the questions on the teacher evaluation form as a guideline. this way, s/he can just print out copies to mail to individual colleges, instead of handwriting each of the many forms.
  • politely remind the teacher as deadline approaches
  • once you get into the college, don’t forget to thank the teacher!</p>

<p>i hope this helps</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=93365[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=93365&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>this a topic about recs.</p>

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<p>read abt recos in the thread given</p>