Recommendation Letter Guidance Here are some guidelines for you to follow for getting the recommendation letters you will require for secondary school applications.
What’s Required? Every school requires the following recommendation letters for every application: 1. English Rec (Mr. Falconer) 2. Math Rec (Mr. Carver) 3. Principal Rec (Mr. D), you do not need to ask for this letter. We provide automatically when you complete the transcript release/school letter form. While not required at all schools, some will require a third academic recommendation from either science, history, or world language. It’s up to you to check the requirements at each school to find out if you require an additional letter. If you do need an additional academic letter, please use the same form you gave to Mr. Falconer and Carver, but you will need to follow the directions under the section below titled, “How Do I Get These Letters?”
What’s not required but recommended? We always recommend submitting at least one additional letter that is not required that comes from someone who is not connected to Brookwood. You already have at least three letters from Brookwood, and it’s a good idea to get other voices who can speak about you. This would give you four letters total. Do not submit more than five letters in total. If you have two extra writers, that is fine, but cap it at two additional letters.
How do I get the letters? For the English letter and the math letter, you need to actually ask Mr. Falconer and Mr. Carver, and you need to give them the form titled, Brookwood “Subject Recommendation Request Form.” Once you ask them, they will take care of the rest for you.