Letters of Recommendation
Letters of Recommendation
Common App Teacher Evaluation Letter
For teachers and counselors reviewing the short written evaluation (1,000 words or less) attached to the Common App Teacher Evaluation before it goes out.
The written evaluation a teacher or counselor attaches to the Common App Teacher Evaluation for a college applicant - classroom vantage, anecdote-backed evidence, and the form's own differentiate-this-student mandate. The ratings grid, course list, transcript, and school profile are forms, not prose, and are out of scope.
5 scored dimensionsScore range: 0–5Word count: 400–800
Scoring Dimensions
1How You Know This Student
2Anecdotes, Not Adjectives
3A Letter Only This Student Could Get
4Growth You Watched Happen
5What the Student Adds to the Room
References
https://college.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/2025-08/25-26_FY_teacherrecommendation.pdfhttps://www.commonapp.org/files/writing-effective-letters-recommendation.pdfhttps://www.commonapp.org/counselors-and-recommenders/recommender-guide/https://mitadmissions.org/apply/parents-educators/writingrecs/https://admissions.yale.edu/recommendation-letters
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