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Which teacher(s) should I ask for my letter of recommendation?

Solomon Admissions

Between the essays, activity list, transcript, and every other material that colleges ask for, teacher letters of recommendation (also known as LORs) might be the last thing on your mind as you assemble your college applications. Special considerations Keep in mind that the above factors are suggestions, not hard rules.

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Letters of Recommendation: What Every College Bound Student Should Know

the college spy

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 You Need to Know About Brandeis University

Ivy Central

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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Can One Semester of Low Grades Ruin My Chances of Admission to College?

the college spy

A blip on the transcript. A semester or year of low grades. The Importance of Trends on a Transcript in the Admissions Process: College admissions officers do not take your GPA at face value. Admissions officers also look for trends on your transcript. They do not want to send you a rejection letter. It happens.

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William & Mary

Ivy Central

The extra semesters or years you take to graduate increases the cost of your degree. Application Components Complete the Common Application High School Transcript: Submit the transcript and include the senior year grades. This implies that 87% of students were able to graduate after 4 years. The 6-year graduation rate is 91%.

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The Claremont Colleges: Scripps College

Ivy Central

Application Components Complete the Common App School Report Counselor Recommendation Official High School Transcript: This should include your midyear Report after your first term of senior year. per semester with $190.00 per semester with $160.00 per semester with $140.00 per semester with $120.00

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Waitlisted? What To Do Next

Berkeley² Academy

As we move through the Spring semester, more and more college admissions decisions will be available to prospective students. For example, UT Austin’s appeal process requires a short answer essay and an optional letter of recommendation or transcript. Most responses will be a final decision of acceptance or rejection.