Letter of rec or character reference?

2200andbeyondXD
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:19:02 +0000

I asked a teacher to write me a letter of rec… She told she’d prefer to write a character reference. I googled both but can’t see that big of a difference between both.

What’s the difference between a recommendation letter and a character reference?

Would prestigious uni’s accept character letters for the two letters of rec they usually ask for?

sorta confused here o.0

Plus… what is the definition of a “good” letter of rec?I’ve read some online, but what makes one stand out and not the usual mainstream one?

Also, is it okay that this teacher doesn’t teach anymore and never actually taught me? She was sorta “my boss” when I was head of the student council. She taught me a lot, and I consider her my idol sorta :D