Here is a common scene: A supervisor agrees to write your letter of recommendation with one condition—you draft it. Shocker. We, too, were surprised the first time this happened to us. We assumed ...

I am writing this letter for the purpose of recommending Jason Fitger for a residency at your esteemed Colony. I concede that Fitger is an unconventional candidate for MacDowell’s renowned largesse, ...

If there’s a “High School Teachers’ Most Thankless Tasks” list out there, then “writing college recommendation letters” has to be near the top. It has nothing to do with the students, most of whom do ...

A pastor friend told me that when he candidated at his church years ago a leader told him stories of several previous pastors, each painted in dark terms. Ever since, he’s imagined that when he leaves ...

As s a form of literature, the letter holds a central place in communicating the Christian faith. One-third of the New Testament is made up of letters or epistles. Thus the modern Christian owes much ...

You’ve calculated your GPA, made it through the SATs, tackled a few college essays, and have a pretty clear picture of which extracurricular activities you’ll spotlight on your college application.

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There are many ways to show personality in an application: your essay, an interview, your extracurricular activities and letters of recommendation. The only letter required for your application is ...