Tips for Getting Good Recommendation Letter for College Admission

Recommendation Letter

Recommendation letter is something which can bring a very good change for your future and its impact can be clearly obtained for getting into right collage. In this article there are some very effective tips given for you which will be helpful in getting a good recommendation letter from your high school and it will be effective for your college admission.

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  1. It would be very effective in getting a good recommendation letter if you work hard from the start and get good grades and in this way you will be able to get the good opinion of teachers about you.
  2. Make a habit to ask questions in class whether during the class or after the class because it will be not only effective for you knowledge but it will also create your good status in front of the teachers and they will get to know you personally.
  3. Taking part in extracurricular activities as well because it will also give you a chance to get yourself personally known to the teachers as most of the teachers head the school’s team and it will also be very effective for your physical health so try to participate in such activities.
  4. Be a volunteer and help your teacher, principal and administrative staff and in this way they will get to know you personally so don’t think if the work is paid or unpaid just avail the chance and be a volunteer to help the teachers and other important people.
  5. When you’ll be just 3-4month away from your collage it would be better to shortlist the teachers which you think will be helpful for a good recommendation letter. For the admission on the base of your recommendations you need at least three good recommendations do now it’s time to get those three by your behaviors and activities.
  6. All the recommendation letters are not necessarily obtained from the school but you can also get it from your boss where you have done some part time job so keeping a good behavior in front of your boss is also beneficial for you. The main formula to get a good response from either the teachers or boss is to be good and honest with your work.
  7. There are also some colleges which ask for personal reference like that of some close friend so for that you have to be socially good with your friends and the people you meet. Being helpful with your friends in school is very good and it will create a very nice image of you in the mind of your friend.
  8. The teachers will write recommendation letters for dozens of students and it will give a very bad impression of you if you ask them to write a recommendation at a short notice so it would be better for you to ask them for writing almost a month before you need that.

These were some of the very important things which will be helpful to get a good recommendation letter for you college admission.

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