INFORMATION SHEET FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
Name: ______ID: ______
Instructions: Please complete the information requested with specific detailed events and your role in each event. Competitive universities are looking for the most “interesting” people. Avoid vagueness and sell yourself. The more information you provide . . . the better your recommendation!! Teachers like to have this information when writing recommendations so it is a good idea to answer these questions on the computer and save them for later use.
1. In what ways have you grown personally and academically during your high school years? Please include a description of your academic strengths?
Weaknesses?
2. Supply any information that you feel will help to distinguish you from other candidates that apply to the same university.
3. List Academic/Athletic/Service Awards (including Distinguished Graduate Candidate):
4. List Leadership Roles/Club Memberships:
5. What are your Career Interests? Major Choices:
6. Do you work? Where? How Long? What are your job responsibilities?
7. Have you participated in an internship? Job Shadowing Program? If yes, describe.
8. What athletic or performance groups are you a participant (including outside of school?
9. List your community service activities, detailing how many hours and your responsibility. Do you qualify for the Distinguished Service Graduate award?
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10. What are you outside interests/hobbies?
11. Describe an event that has shaped your character.
12. Name a teacher/mentor that has influenced you and what impact they have had on your future.
13. Describe any extenuating circumstances that might help identify a specific need.
14. List 10 words that describe your character/personality/motivation.
15. To which institutions are you applying? List reason(s) why you have chosen to make application
these universities?
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16. Did your parents graduate from any of these schools?______
Which ones?______
Do you qualify for a Legacy scholarship? ______
17. Number in household?______Number in College?______Number graduated from college?______
18. Is there any other information that you feel would help write your recommendation?
19. If you were writing your own recommendation letter, what personal information would you like to
have included that would acknowledge your uniqueness?
20. Do your test scores and transcripts reflect your academic potential? If no, explain why?
21. What is your motivation and approach to your studies?
22. What is your motto or favorite quote that has inspired you in some way?
23. Please list the names of individuals who are completing your recommendation forms.
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GPA: ______ACT: ______SAT: ______