Letters of Recommendation

• The College requires all students to sign a Student Waiver form before any letters of recommendation are sent out. Please visit the Student Request for Reference or Recommendation on the forms section of the Registrar's page.
• Each professor has his or her own specific requests for information in order to write a good letter of recommendation. Please talk to your professors as early as possible so that there is plenty of time to get necessary information to your professor, and plenty of time for the professor to write a letter.
• Here is some typical information you might be asked for by a letter writer (courtesy of Prof. McMillan):
  • Organized information about yourself:
    • A copy of the student waiver form (see above).
    • A copy of your transcript or degree audit (an unofficial copy is fine).
    • A list of courses taken from the specific letter writer.
    • A copy of your resume (if you have one), or a list of activities and relevant experiences.
    • A copy of your personal statement or essay (talking about your strengths, experiences, goals) even if it's in a very rough form.
    • Any relevant test scores (e.g. GRE for grad school, MCAT for med school).
    • A reminder of anything specific you want comments on.
  • A list of schools or other locations you want a letter to be sent. For each location
    • list the deadline
    • say whether the recommendation is to be sent electronically or by hard copy
  • For each online recommendation fill in information about the letter writer (name, address, title, phone number, etc.)
  • For each hard copy recommendation
    • Fill in information about the letter writer (name address, title, phone number, etc.)
    • Provide an addressed, stamped envelope for each place a letter will be sent.
    • Sign all necessary waivers.