Thursday, June 8, 2017

How To Address A Letter Of Recommendation For A Scholarship



hi, this is laura turner and today we're goingto talk about how to write a recommendation letter for a student. now usually when you'reasked to write a recommendation letter, you want to write the best letter possible. but,sometimes, you're asked to write a letter for a student and you're not totally surewhether or not this student is going to be perfect for the thing that you're recommendingthem for. but it's really not your place to


How To Address A Letter Of Recommendation For A Scholarship, figure out whether they're going to be goodin this place or not. it is your job however, to tell the institution or the job, what theycan do well and the worries that you may have about them. some of the best recommendationletters written for me also included weaknesses that they saw in me, that my professor sawin me, but then, sort of saw it, grow out


and become something better as they grew toknow me. so include most definitely the great points about the student. you know, how hardworking they are. include very specific points so you just, you don't want to just come offas though you are just writing that recommendation letter because they asked you to and so youwant to do it well. you want to actually make it very specific so it will be honest. okay.and then, if you want, you can be even more honest and say, you know i had some thoughtsthat maybe he or she would not be up to snuffing my class but then, he or she brought themselvesup. so then, you're sort of lay everything out for the person that you're writing toand they don't see that you are, you know, putting a facade on for them. mention veryspecific instances, know exactly who you are


submitting to and know exactly the institutionand the kind of institution it is or the kind of job it is and how the student that youknow and you have taught for so man years has demonstrated the ability to do this jobor to be accepted into this program. that is the best kind of recommendation letteryou can give. it's one that is not just something that you have on your computer that you'vewritten as a template and you substitute their name in, but something that actually has reallyspecific stuff is directed to a specific person and has specific goals in mind.


No comments:

Post a Comment

Up