{"id":78,"date":"2007-10-14T08:53:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-14T12:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admissions.me.holycross.edu\/2007\/10\/14\/what-if-my-guidance-counselor-doesnt-know-me\/"},"modified":"2007-10-14T08:53:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-14T12:53:00","slug":"what-if-my-guidance-counselor-doesnt-know-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/2007\/10\/14\/what-if-my-guidance-counselor-doesnt-know-me\/","title":{"rendered":"What if my guidance counselor doesn’t know me?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Amanda\"While in New Jersey last week a common question that kept coming up is, “What if my guidance counselor doesn’t know me very well?”<\/p>\n

Holy Cross asks for two letters of recommendation; one from a teacher of your choice and one from a guidance counselor.<\/p>\n

So what if you guidance counselor doesn’t know you very well?\u00a0 Don’t stress!\u00a0 Make an appointment with your counselor to sit down and talk about you: your classes, interests, what you want out of college, etc.\u00a0 Tell them about you so that they will have something to write about.\u00a0 All you need is a half hour.\u00a0 No big deal!\u00a0 You may want to ask him\/her to write you the recommendation in person anyway so if you set up a meeting you can get both tasks done at the same time!<\/p>\n

If you’re still worried about the counselor recommendation, get another recommendation from someone else.\u00a0 Two recommendations does not mean you are allowed to send only two.\u00a0 If you have a coach, employer, volunteer supervisor, mentor, etc. have him\/her write a recommendation for you as well.\u00a0 Anyone who has another point of view on your abilities or personality may write you a recommendation (parents don’t count, you know they’re biased).<\/p>\n

Sending in 5-6 recommendations is OK.\u00a0 Sending in 10-12 maybe not.\u00a0 As long as each additional recommendation tells the Admissions staff something new and different about you it is acceptable.\u00a0 Send it in!<\/p>\n

Amanda Juriansz
\nAssistant Director of Community Outreach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While in New Jersey last week a common question that kept coming up is, “What if my guidance counselor doesn’t know me very well?” Holy Cross asks for two letters of recommendation; one from a teacher of your choice and one from a guidance counselor. So what if you guidance counselor doesn’t know you very … <\/p>\n

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