Before you start writing a letter of recommendation for a friend, clarify the purpose of the letter itself. Is it for a job, graduate school, a volunteer position, or something else? Understanding the ...

As a law school admissions counselor, I am often asked what makes a strong letter of recommendation. Who should you approach for a recommendation? How can you encourage your recommender to draft a ...

Welcome to the latest installment of Law Admissions Q&A, a feature that provides law school admissions advice to readers who send in inquiries. If you have a question about law school admissions, ...

There are many ways to show personality in an application: your essay, an interview, your extracurricular activities and letters of recommendation. The only letter required for your application is ...

Writing a letter of recommendation for a friend can feel like an honor and a responsibility. It’s an opportunity to support someone you care about while helping them advance in their career, education ...

Students applying to law school directly after graduation or within a few years of graduating should include at least two letters of recommendation from professors. Most schools allow you to submit ...

Here is a common scene: A supervisor agrees to write your letter of recommendation with one condition—you draft it. Shocker. We, too, were surprised the first time this happened to us. We assumed ...

I’ve been teaching high school for 22 years, and even though requests wax and wane throughout the years, I write, on average, about 15 recommendation letters per year. That’s 330 letters at about ...

A letter of recommendation provides evidence that letter's author was satisfied with the project, product, services or performance of the person the letter is written about. The letter is typically ...

If you are applying to the University of California, Los Angeles, you can’t submit a letter of recommendation. The reason is equity, said Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, vice provost for enrollment ...

I am writing this letter for the purpose of recommending Jason Fitger for a residency at your esteemed Colony. I concede that Fitger is an unconventional candidate for MacDowell’s renowned largesse, ...