Sean Cai – Admissions Uncovered https://admissionsuncovered.com Podcast about College Applications Tue, 10 Dec 2019 06:41:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.19 https://i0.wp.com/admissionsuncovered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-admissionsuncoveredlogo-NEW-1.jpeg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sean Cai – Admissions Uncovered https://admissionsuncovered.com 32 32 147127970 66 – How to ask teachers for Letters of Recommendation – From teachers themselves https://admissionsuncovered.com/66-how-to-ask-teachers-for-letters-of-recommendation-from-teachers-themselves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=66-how-to-ask-teachers-for-letters-of-recommendation-from-teachers-themselves https://admissionsuncovered.com/66-how-to-ask-teachers-for-letters-of-recommendation-from-teachers-themselves/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2019 06:41:21 +0000 https://admissionsuncovered.com/?p=2154 This short episode, Sean interviews high school teachers about approaching teachers for letters of rec and the writing process.  We also dispel some of the myths associated with letters of rec, and advise how underclassmen could build relationships with these teachers leading up to the letters of recommendation.


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An Introspection worksheet to brainstorm essay topics from u/ScholarGrade
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This episode, Sean and Michael are joined by u/Scholargrade, a prominent college admissions counselor active in the r/chanceme and r/ApplyingToCollege subreddit. In Part One of this session, we talk about 4 different student case studies, and talk about whether their college list suits them. We thoroughly review their application qualities and clarify some of the myths that the general populace has when viewing college admissions to US universities.

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An Introspection worksheet to brainstorm essay topics from u/ScholarGrade
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