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Letters of Recommendation: What Every College Bound Student Should Know

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Letters of recommendation are important because they put a college applicant’s transcript into a meaningful context. Letters of recommendation provide this valuable, contextual information. Who writes the letters of recommendation? Which teachers should a student ask for letters of recommendation?

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What’s a Good SAT/ACT Score for Applying to College?

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In addition to the usual application materials, like transcripts, letters of recommendation, and essays, students are often asked to submit standardized test scores from either the SAT or ACT exam when applying to college. SAT/ACT scores are used by colleges to try and standardize students across the country.

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What You Need to Know About Brandeis University

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80 application fee Official copies of all high school transcripts. Transcripts must include official grades from all years of secondary school. A school report and a letter of recommendation from a secondary school official. Application Components A completed Common Application. $80 Optional standardized test scores.

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Top Summer Programmes: Simons Summer Research Program

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What makes Simons stand out from other STEM research summer programmes is that Simons Fellows (accepted students) can choose to identify a member of faculty who is conducting research into an area they are interested in and ask them to act as their mentor for the duration of the program.

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Can You Go to College With a GED?

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Also, school admission requirements vary, so do some research and find out what information you'll need to submit, such as letters of recommendation, transcripts, and other documents. Colleges typically require transcripts from every secondary or postsecondary school you've attended, even if you didn't graduate.

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What You Need to Know About Lafayette College

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Application Components Complete the online application through Common Application Letters of Recommendation from a guidance counselor and at least one teacher. Official high school transcript and school report submitted directly from the high school. Required Supplemental Essay: Why Lafayette? Length: 20-200 words.

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College Application FAQs

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Typically, a college application will require the following: a completed online application form, high school transcripts, standardized test scores, letters of recommendation, and a personal statement. What should I include in my letters of recommendation? How do I ask for letters of recommendation?