Student request for Counselor Letter of Recommendation

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Please complete the questions that you feel will give your counselor the information you would like highlighted in your letter. You may skip any questions that you do not wish to answer or that you feel will not provide additional information that you want schools to know about you. The more we know about you, the better letter of recommendation we can write for you!

Email *

Name (First and Last) *

ID Number *

Counselor *

Is there a specific deadline for this letter? *

Do you need this letter to be uploaded to a portal, emailed, faxed or sealed for personal pickup? For any option aside from picked up, please provide additional information. *

What is your intended major in college? What about this field of study interests you? *

List at least 5 personal characterstics that you think best describe you. *

What extracurricular activites (sports, clubs, etc.) have you participated in during your time in high school? Give any awards or honors association with these activities. *

Have you received any awards or honors for your academics while in high school? If so, explain.

Have you been faced with any unusual circumstances, personal or medical challenges, finanical aid needs, etc. that you want your counselor to include in a letter of recommendation? (ex. are you the first in your family to attend college, etc.)

What personal goals or accomplishments have you achieved while in high school?

List at least 5 characteristics that your teachers would use to describe you here at school.

Is there anything that you would like to explain to colleges in order to put your grades or course selection into an appropriate context? If so, explain.

Tell me about your organization skills and work habits? Do you meet deadlines easily? How much time do you put into your work, etc.?

Give some examples of how you have shown leadership either inside or outside of the school setting.

If you had to choose a motto (or a quote) to live by, what would it be and why?

What do you consider to be your greatest strength? Give an example of a situation where this strength has been displayed.

Do you have additional responsibilities at home that preclude you from getting more involved in activities, or in your community? Have you faced any adversities or hardhsips that have negatively impacted your academics? (Do you have to work to contribute to your family, pick up siblings after school, watch siblings after school, financial hardships, death of significant person in your life, divorce,etc.)

Colleges are always looking for "uniqueness" in a student. How are you unique?

Discuss an event in your life that has had a significant impact on you, your life, and/or your academics.

What are you passionate about outside the classroom and why?

How have you grown or changed over your high school career?

A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.

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