Only one recommendation letter is required (and it is from your high school counselor). This letter provides us with context on who you are as a student in relation to your classmates. It lets us know ...

The letter of recommendation is just one of the many ways we learn about you as an individual ... Typically, this means it should come from a teacher or counselor at your high school. Consider the ...

Recommendation letters play a bigger role than many students might think, says Richard Tench, a school counselor at St. Albans High School in West Virginia. "This really paints the bigger picture ...