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College Essay and Rec Letters
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Letters of Recommendation (General Info about the two types of letters)
Most of you will submit 2 letters. One should be from your guidance counselor, and one should be from a teacher. (You can also submit a third letter from another teacher or another adult such as a coach, workplace manager, etc. However, most schools like URI do not want you to submit more than 2 letters. http://web.uri.edu/admission/freshman-admission-requirements/ ).
Think carefully about who you are asking to do your full teacher letter. In addition to writing the letter, teachers are asked to rate students on criteria such as “maturity”, “motivation”, etc, in comparison to their peers. You should pick a teacher that knows you well, or a teacher in a field you may major in. For example, if you are applying into the school of engineering, having a math or science teacher would be a great choice for the teacher letter. See button/link below for more information about how to ask a teacher for this type of letter.
The Guidance Letter:
You will also need a guidance letter & as part of that you will ask 2-3 teachers to submit blurbs. These teacher requests should NOT be the teacher who is writing your full letter. There is a special request form that you would give to teachers who are contributing blurbs to the guidance letter. Please ask your counselor.