Only one recommendation letter is required (and it is from your high school counselor). This letter provides us with context on who you are as a student in relation to your classmates. It lets us know ...

Recommendation letters ... relationships shine through in letters and can help in situations where grades are poor, says Denard Jones, lead college counselor at Empowerly, a college admissions ...

Recommendation letters play a bigger role than many students might think, says Richard Tench, a school counselor at St. Albans High School in West Virginia. "This really paints the bigger picture ...