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    Requirements + : Yale Office of Undergraduate Admissions

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    The document provides guidance for writing effective recommendation letters for Yale University's admissions process. It outlines that recommendation letters should provide relevant insights about a student's academic achievements, character, values, and contributions. It notes counselors should contextualize their discussions of a student's academics, activities, and other application components. The document recommends focusing on detailed anecdotes, a warm tone, enthusiasm, urgency, and superlative praise when writing about academics, personal qualities, and the student's school context. It provides formatting tips and suggests including information about the recommender's role and frequency of meetings with the student.

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    Yale Office of Undergraduate Admissions

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    Recommendation Letters

    Letters of recommendation from counselors and teachers serve a crucial role in a whole-person evaluation
    process. Through written testimony, educators share relevant insights into an applicant’s academic
    achievements, character, values, and contributions to both the school community and classroom dynamic.
    They help admissions officers understand a student’s progress thus far and how the student could continue
    developing in the future. Please consult the advice included below as you write your recommendation letters
    for your students so that you can best advocate for them in the admissions process, both at Yale and elsewhere.

    Requirements Should my student submit a


    counselor recommendation supplementary recommendation?
    1 - Preferably school counselor
    - School official or academic advisor also
    Most successful applicants only submit the
    + accepted
    required recommendations
    teacher recommendations
    2 - Core academic subjects (English, Math,
    Foreign Language, Science, or Social Studies)
    Additional recommendations must provide
    new information and dimension to a candidacy
    - Preferably junior and/or senior year
    = The most common extra recommenders are CBO/
    CAO staff, club advisors, & research mentors
    3 total recommendations

    How does my letter Yale conducts what is known as a whole-person application


    fit into the review, meaning that we consider each individual aspect
    process? of the application within the context of the
    Academic application as a whole. One score or grade can’t
    Interviews make or break an application. Letters of
    Record
    recommendation are an important piece
    Letters of a much larger puzzle.

    in
    Activities Essays
    Context The recommendation letter will help to piece
    together the context. A counselor can write
    about their experiences with a student, but
    they can also touch on other components of their
    Recommendations
    It application (activities, academics, tests, etc.) that
    helps to they think might benefit from further explanation
    contextualize or contextualization. We consider all information presented.
    How do I write an effective letter of recommendation?

    5 key elements that admissions officers look for in a recommendation:

    Detailed Warm Superlative


    Enthusiasm Urgency
    Anecdotes Tone Praise

    What should you mention when you talk about . . .


    Academics Personal Qualities School Context
    Curriculum rigor Classroom engagement Campus setting

    Intellectual curiosity Leadership Available resources

    Growth Inclusivity Curriculum type

    Responses to challenges Peer interactions Commute

    Noteworthy achievements Emotional intelligence Student performance

    Superlative distinctions Superlative traits COVID-19 disruptions

    Letter format & key information to include


    1-2 pages Bullet-point Information Frequency of
    in total or prose about yourself meetings with the
    & your role student

    Y
    Don’t forget!
    Check to make sure your contact information is correct. Admissions officers may contact you with
    questions. You can always call our office (203-432-9316) to speak with an admissions officer
    directly if you would like to provide further clarification or include an addendum to your letter.

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