How (and when!) to Ask for Teacher Recommendations

Teachers are encouraged to write letters of recommendation for students who ask for them, but how can you ensure that the letter will be good?

As you approach senior year, you may be asked to provide a letter of recommendation as part of a summer camp or college application. In a perfect world, that recommendation will be personal, glowing, and long because good recommendations are essential to most admissions processes. In fact, within most Common Data Sets, recommendations are considered ‘ve…