Writing recommendation letters for an applicant

BrianBoiler
Thu, 16 Aug 2018 12:35:17 +0000

@LoveMYSP echo the thank you!

I think the thing to avoid is anything that looks like you could search and replace the name of the student. Stay away from generalities and aim for specific examples. I think you absolutely should say you are a recent grad of the college and if you believe that this person is UChicago material, why you believe that. Site examples on how [student] makes you believe that!

I’m not a college-recommendation-letter-writer, but would be more than happy to read and give you my thoughts. I do quite a few executive interviews and I believe the same interviewing techniques that I use are similar to what I’d like to see in a recommendation letter if I worked in admissions. I don’t want to hear that [student] is a leader. I want to read examples on where s/he exhibited that trait. I don’t want to hear that a person is curious, I want to hear examples on how curiosity drove them to a better outcome. Hope that helps.