Request recommendation letters

Student Letters of Recommendation Quick Guide.pdf

Request letters of recommendation from teachers, your counselor, or individuals outside of your school.

Request a teacher recommendation

1. Select Colleges and then select Letters of Recommendation from Apply to College.

2. Select Request recommendation.

3. From Letter type, choose Teacher.

4. From Recommender name, choose a teacher.

5. From Request type, choose Open or Specific.

   • For an Open request, the teacher can send their letter to any college on your list now or later.

   • For a Specific request, the teacher can only send their letter to the colleges you specify. You cannot request a letter if you have already requested the maximum number allowed by the institution.

6. For specific requests, select the colleges you want the teacher to send their letter to.

7. Enter additional details for the teacher.

8. Click Submit.

Request an outside recommendation

1. Select Colleges and then select Letters of Recommendation from Apply to College.

2. Select Request recommendation.

3. From Letter type, choose Outside recommender.

4. Choose to request recommendations for Common App colleges or Non-Common App colleges and click Proceed.
   For Common App colleges, you will be redirected to the Common App website to make your request. Follow Common App’s instructions.

5. For Non-Common App colleges, enter the information on the Request recommendation form and click Submit. An email will be sent to the recommender with your request details.

Request a counselor recommendation

Request a counselor recommendation to be sent to any colleges on your list that need them. You can only make one counselor recommendation request.

1. Select Colleges and then select Letters of Recommendation from Apply to College.

2. Select Request recommendation.

3. From Letter type, choose Counselor.

4. From Recommender name, choose your counselor.

5. Enter additional details for the counselor.

6. Click Submit.

Review the status of a recommendation request

1. Select Colleges and then select Letters of Recommendation from Apply to College.

2. From Manage recommendation requests, review the status of your requests and other details.