Mom0012 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I am working on my dd’s Counselor letter. I have a couple of examples of these letters, but would like to find more. I have the one from the hs2coll yahoo group. Does anyone have an idea of where I can find a few more examples? It helps me to see different approaches. TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 They are intensely personal so you won't find them posted publicly usually, but there are some posters who shared theirs via PM when asked in the past. Have you already checked the pinned threads for previous posts offering to share theirs? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, RootAnn said: They are intensely personal so you won't find them posted publicly usually, but there are some posters who shared theirs via PM when asked in the past. Have you already checked the pinned threads for previous posts offering to share theirs? I will do a search this afternoon. When I did my son’s a couple of years ago, I think I found a few examples on the hs2coll board, but I only see one now. I do have a couple of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirag714 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 If you PM me I'd be happy to send mine along to you. It was pretty much the most difficult "assignment" I had during this process! Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom1720 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Not specific to homeschooling, but I've always liked this info from MIT: https://mitadmissions.org/apply/parents-educators/writingrecs/ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 See the big thread "College Motherlode" pinned at the top of this board: on page 2, part way down, under the sub-heading of "Application Counselor Letter", are links to a number of past threads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 2 hours ago, kirag714 said: If you PM me I'd be happy to send mine along to you. It was pretty much the most difficult "assignment" I had during this process! Good luck! PMing you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 On 4/23/2019 at 12:35 PM, mom1720 said: Not specific to homeschooling, but I've always liked this info from MIT: https://mitadmissions.org/apply/parents-educators/writingrecs/ This is a great resource. It gives extremely helpful examples of how the letter needs to be written in order to be worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 Also, I am willing to share the letter that I wrote for my ds if anyone needs more examples. Just PM me. It may take me a day to get ahold of my dd’s computer and send it, but I will do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I'm willing to share the one i wrote for dd. pm me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 2 hours ago, dirty ethel rackham said: I'm willing to share the one i wrote for dd. pm me. Thanks, Ethel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirabillis Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 MOM0012 - if you're willing to share, i'm all ears. i write mine this summer too. EEK!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I'll share a little counselor letter hack in case someone finds this helpful. I picked this up from another homeschooling mom/friend of mine. Normally you are allowed 2, maybe 3, LoRs when applying to university. Here's a way to sneak in a few more. Over the course of my dd's middle school and high school career, we would occasionally receive nice emails from teachers, mentors, supervisors, other moms about something that she did. I saved these emails over the years and then we were sitting down to write her counselor letter, I incorporated some quotes into the letter. Now you have a way to sneak in additional outside validation in abbreviated form. Here's an example I'll make up. Susie is a caring person who looks out for younger teammates. Her coach Coachie McCoacherson wrote to me, "I was so grateful to have Susie on the team because she really helped the younger students quickly feel welcomed on the team." We've also seen Susie help the weaker students in her 9th grade English class, tutoring them in the evenings. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 6 hours ago, mirabillis said: MOM0012 - if you're willing to share, i'm all ears. i write mine this summer too. EEK!! Sure, send me a PM with your email and I will forward it to you. I won’t be able to do it until tomorrow though because it’s on my dd’s computer and she won’t be back from her class until 11:00 tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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