College/Scholarship Letters of Recommendation Brag Sheet

Type in your answers and provide a copy to each of your recommenders. Keep your answers short and to the point. Remember to allow enough time to submit a recommendation at least 3 weeks.

Date submitted to recommender: ___/___/_____

Last Name / First Name
# of years at ERHS / GPA / Rank
Email / Phone #
List the universities/ scholarships that your are requesting letter of rec. for and recommendation deadline
University / Recommendation Deadline / Online or mail

Colleges look for a challenging academic curriculum, evidence of creativity, energy, curiosity, and commitment. Be specific in providing the following information. This form will help me know you better, and will also begin to organize your thinking relative to letters of recommendation and college essays.

A. ACADEMICS

1. List your favorite course in high school and tell why they are your favorites.

2. Indicate if there has been a course or subject that you struggle with and why.

3. Provide evidence of your intellectual curiosity.

4. Using examples show evidence of your creativity.

5. Do you believe that you have had the best opportunities to excel academically? Why or why not?

6. How do you believe you add to the diversity of a university?

B. ACTIVITIES: List your extracurricular activities below: (list from most significant to least significant)

Include EVERYTHING in school and out of school. Even if you think it doesn’t count. Let me decide.

Activity / Your involvement in the activity (positions, events, highlights) / Grades Levels
Ex: 9-12 or 9 10 11 / Hours per week.

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1. Of all the activities listed above (school, volunteer, community) which means the most to you? Explain why Select (One only).

2. Tell how you spent the past two summers.

HONORS AND AWARDS: List all your honors and awards from most significant to least significant to you.

Award / Why or how you received the award / Grades Levels
Ex: 9-12 or 9 10 11

C. PERSONAL

1. List three adjectives that describe you and provide an example of each to illustrate your description.

3. Who or what keeps you motivated to pursue a higher education? Why?

4. If applicable have you had any extenuating circumstances or obstacles to overcome? If not applicable describe the most challenging event you have had and what you learned from it?

5. Describe your immediate community in 3 sentences. Include the good and the bad.

Have you ever received Food Stamps? Yes or No

Have you ever been in Foster Care? Yes or No

Do you receive free or reduced lunch? Yes or No

Did your parents attend college in the US? Yes or No

Did you immigrate to the US? Yes or No What country? ______How many years ago? ______

Did your parents immigrate to the US? Yes or No What country? ______How many years ago? ______

D. POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS

Careers being considered
Possible college majors:

If you indicated a specific major or career above explain how you have prepared for either one, give examples.

F. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Any specifications for specific campuses indicate below or use this space to explain any other circumstances that may have not been address above. Or is there any other information that you want your recommendation writer to include in your recommendation?