B.P. 3189

Route des Peres Maristes

(Hann II)

Dakar, Senegal

West Africa                   

School Office: 221.832.06.82

Business Office: 221.832.05.73

Fax: 221.832.17.21

• Choose your recommenders carefully.  If the college requests a teacher recommendation, choose a teacher who knows you well and is familiar with your strengths in the classroom. 

• If you know what your college major will be, try to choose a recommender who worked with you in that area.

• Choose recommenders who write well and are willing to take the time to make the letter as personal as possible and can include specific examples of your attributes.

• Be understanding if your request is declined.

• Make your request specific.  Tell them who their audience is and a little background.  Tell them your goals and aspirations.  Let them know what you want to major in or why you want to attend a particular school.

• Be sure your recommender knows your deadline and give them at least a week to write it.  Keep in mind time needed for mailing.

• Give your recommender instructions on what to do with the recommendation once it is complete.  Provide your recommenders with addressed, stamped envelopes if they are to mail the recommendation separately.

• Let them know if the recommendation will be confidential or if you will have access to it.

• Ask the recommender to save the recommendation on their computer (or a hard copy) in order to provide future recommendations to other addresses.

• Say “thank you.”  Let your recommenders know what happened and what college choice you have made.

Last Updated: 09/30/2008 07:53