Recommendation Letters for Duke

huguenot
Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:34:44 +0000

My son was accepted to Duke. He sent in a recommendation from his debate coach and the librarian that supervises some of our local homeschool activities. They both know him well and wrote great letters, though neither had taught him a typical academic class. I can’t remember if we sent the brief letter we had from an online AP teacher. Seriously, your test scores will tell them a lot about your academics, recommendation letters usually speak more to character and drive. If your recommender is not accustomed to writing letters like that, be sure you give them copies of your resume and transcript and suggest that they offer an example from their knowledge of you to support each quality they describe.

Your parents will have an opportunity to speak to your academics as they write the guidance counselor’s letter as well as comment on the homeschool supplement if you use the common app.