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Common App for recommenders helps you organize and submit letters of recommendation. Here, you can track requests, manage your school's information, and submit transcripts. The first-year Common App for recommenders has extra tools to track student progress on the Common App.
Counselor and teacher recommendations show a student's personality and strengths from different viewpoints. This guide gives examples of key student traits that admissions committees look for and explains how each writer might discuss them.
Recommendation letters help colleges get to know students better from a different perspective. These letters provide insight into what makes a student unique in the classroom, at school, or in their community. Here are tips to effectively advocate for your students.
Every high school in the U.S. and around the world is different. A school profile is a document that provides colleges with context about a high school community. Check out our tips for developing a school profile.
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