Letters of Recommendation

Log into your Platform account.

Click on your mentor’s message, highlighted in green, read and respond.

Then, share 1 high and 1 low of this week.

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Key Takeaway

Letters of recommendation are important to my professional life and post-secondary application process.

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I need to identify adults who can describe my qualities as a student and community member.

What is a letter of recommendation?

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What is it used for?

Recommendation Letters

You will need at least two letters of recommendation (and possibly more).

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Ask 2 teachers who:

- Know you well

- Have seen you grow as a student

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Make sure at least one is a core teacher

(English, Math, History, or Science)

Additional Recommendations

Your mentor can provide a different perspective than your teachers!

Consider asking your mentor for a letter of recommendation as well!

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You can also ask:

- coaches

- community members

- volunteering supervisors

- club advisors

- employers

- religious figures

Subject of email: What is the email about?

Dear Ms. Jones,

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I hope you are doing well. I am writing this email to request a letter of recommendation for my post-secondary applications. I am planning on attending college to study history. I am asking you because you have helped me throughout this year with your after school tutoring in Math. As you know, Math isn’t my best subject. I am proud that my hard work with you brought up my grade up from a D to a B. I attended tutoring three times a week with you and made up all of my missing assignments to reach this goal. I hope this proves to you that I am committed to my studies and my future success.

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Please let me know if you can write me the letter. Feel free to ask me any questions. I appreciate you.

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Thank you,

Bob Smith

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Greeting

Signature

Letter of Recommendation Request

jones@gmail.com

Writing a Professional Email

• Draft your 2 requests for letters of recommendation in your email account

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• Copy/paste the drafts onto the Platform so your mentor can read and edit them

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• You can exit your email, the drafts you wrote will be saved in the ”draft” folder

Mentor Connection

1. Share with your mentor the email drafts that you have written for each teacher (copy/paste).

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• Ask your mentor for feedback on these emails.

Here are the drafts that I have written. Is there anything that I should change or add?

Extend

What is one new thing you learned about your mentor?

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Which part of your mentor’s response did you really like? Why?