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Securing the Best Letters of Recommendation

Colleges value recommendations because they reveal qualitative data (personal opinions about an applicant’s character, family dynamic, and reputation) rather than merely quantitative data. We share who to ask, how to ask, and what to ask for to ensure you receive a strong letter of recommendation.

College PlanningRebekka WhiteheadOctober 4, 2021letter of recommendation, common app, common application, College counseling, College admissions, college applications, coalition app, references

Types of College Deadlines - What You Need to Know

If you’re in the throes of college admissions season, chances are you’ve heard of the various deadlines available for high school seniors to completely submit their application. These universal deadlines, mandated by each college, can be conveniently managed on universal application portals such as the Common Application or the Coalition Application. However, though of these application deadlines require that all supplemental components are submitted in conjunction with the application (transcript, essays, letters of recommendation, etc.), by leveraging the odds that are associated with each application deadline, we believe that we can leverage a student’s best foot forward in the competition

College PlanningRebekka WhiteheadMarch 3, 2020college, college admissions, college apps, college alumni, College counseling, college couneslor, college tour, college board, college applications, college acceptances, college essay help, college consulting, Colle, College applications, college visit checklist, college campus visit, college counseling, College Alumni, College admissions, College Apps, college fair, college essay, college bound, college acceptance, college interview, College Admissions, college interviews, early action, early decision, early decision 1, early decision 2, ed1, ed2, regular decision, regular decision notification date, regular decision 2020, college deadlines, common app, changes to common app, common application, common app prompts, compiling your list, working college list, college resume, college application, sat scores, act scores, sending sat scores, sending act scores, AP exams, AP exam scores, letter of recommendation, LOR, high school couneslor, transcript, official transcript

How to Ask for the Best Letter of Recommendation

How to Get the Best Letter of Recommendation: It all comes down to how you ask. Today, we share tips on who to ask and what to specifically ask to include on your behalf.

College PlanningRebekka WhiteheadOctober 1, 2019letter of recommendation, college admissions, college alumni, College counseling, college apps, college couneslor, college tour, college board, College applications, college acceptances, college visit checklist, college consulting, college essay help, college counseling

On the Seventh Day of Christmas

…Whitehead Learning Group gave to me a new way to study! Unwrap today’s gift to learn more about what to ask for in a letter of recommendation.

Rebekka WhiteheadDecember 11, 2018letter of recommendation, teacher recommendations, college admissions, college counseling, College admissions, college acceptance, College applications

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