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College admissions offices take these letters very seriously, and it is critical that you do your best to secure the best letters of recommendation possible .  \nSome students assume that there is nothing they can do to ensure that the letters are glowing testimonials. While you can’t really expect to sit in the room looking over the shoulder of your teacher as he writes the letter, there are many things you can do to increase the likelihood that the teacher writes a strong letter that will impress admissions officers everywhere .  \nHere is a step-by-step guide for making sure your letters of recommendation (LORs) are the best they can be .  \n1. Get Organized  \nTalk to your guidance counselor or the secretary in the guidance office to find out how the school handles teacher recommendations. At some schools, the guidance office will submit the teacher recommendations from your file to colleges directly, along with your transcripts and the school report. At other schools, teachers are requested to send LORs directly to the colleges.  \nSome schools manage recommendations electronically through software packages like Naviance , while others are using functionson the Common Application . The point is that you must know the  \nprocedures at your school before you even get started. And you need to follow those procedures, so as to make the lives of your teachers and counselors as easy as possible . With some teachers writing dozens of letters each year, the more you can make things easy for your teacher writing your letter, your diligence and kindness will reflected in their evaluation of you .  \nred apple for teacher  \n2. Decide Which Teachers Should Write your LORs  \nA good LOR tells a good story about the applicant. The story reflects the strengths—and perhaps a few weaknesses—of the candidate . A good letter contains some details, some examples, some bits of information that bring the candidate to life for the reader. And a good letter might also provide information about the student’s intellectual growth and development over time . Therefore you need to choose a teacher who knows you well to write your letter.  \nYou also need to make sure that you choose at least one teacher in a core academic discipline . You are applying to college , not to a resort or a team or to a service club. Admissions officers want to know about your performance in and contributions to the classroom. If you like , you can add a second or third LOR from a band director, a coach , or the head of your youth group. These letters can help round you out as a person . But at least one LOR should be from an English , math , social studies, science , or foreign language teacher.  \nFinally, don’t assume that you should choose the teacher in whose class you are performing the best. Nor should it necessarily be the teacher of your favorite subject. 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