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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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Grades and Course Rigor Matter the Most in College Admissions

Great College Advice

Admissions officers mark each individual factor (grades, test scores, essays, extracurricular activities, letters of recommendation, etc.) And they are recorded and presented to college admissions officers on your transcript. The transcript is the record of your academic performance.

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Yale University Acceptance Rate & Admission Requirements Guide

Spark Admissions

Is your SAT score or ACT score high enough to get into Yale? Yale admissions officers will calculate based on your high school transcript, which you’ll submit with your overall application. Even though schools have been test-option, Yale will prefer that you have an SAT score or ACT score. and Yale became your number one choice.

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

Solomon Admissions

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 happens after you hit "submit?"

AHM Advising

While you are responsible for submitting your application, your high school is responsible for sending your transcripts and, potentially, your letters of recommendation. If a college requires official test scores, those need to be sent from College Board (SAT) or ACT.

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Top 10 Scary Mistakes Students Make on Their College Applications (and How to Avoid Them)

Top Tier Admissions

Weak Letters of Recommendation A vague or lackluster recommendation letter is like a ghostly whisper—it fades into the background, forgotten. Don’t let your academic accomplishments pull a disappearing act! Use a checklist to ensure all your materials—transcripts, essays, letters of recommendation—are in place.

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Top Summer Programmes: Simons Summer Research Program

Ivy Central

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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