It’s the time of year when students arrive at my office and ask if I will write them a college recommendation. I say, “Yes, I’ll be happy to write one for you.” Sometimes, I’ll thank them for asking ...

Black, Hispanic, and first-generation students received shorter recommendation letters or had fewer details about their intellectual promise, according to a study reported on by Inside Higher Ed.

Do you feel like you spend too much time working on your letters of recommendation? Do you want to know how to write letters that are really going to make a difference in your students' applications?

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You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. A new study analyzing over 600,000 letters of recommendation by college counselors shows that letters ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. As the CEO of Command Education, I write about emotionally intelligent leadership and education. For many high school students, ...