You're asking for letters of rec WRONG

[@wamyy5]

IMPORTANT THINGS I FORGOT TO MENTION: - This was kind of implied, but I definitely recommend you ask for letters of recommendation in person. Yes, you can provide materials via email, but it's best to have an in-person discussion (even if brief) with your teacher about your aspirations, etc. - Consider the Mere Exposure Effect I mention in the video! Your teacher is writing MULTIPLE letters, and while your college application is the most important thing in the world to you, it's not necessarily to them. So the more effect and personal connection you can make with your letter-writers, the more likely they'll spend more time, effort, thought on YOUR letter! - Remember to thank your teachers after they submit! I thanked them with a gift card and handwritten Christmas card before winter break started!

[@asterialumin_2030]

​@@HumanHuman.Yes I was about to say that as well, the 3rd point is really good because teachers like to be appreciated because they work hard and when you appreciate them they give there best.

[@jskakksks2880]

@wamyy5 heyy! Amy please could you tell me if we could mention awards or appreciation in our honours list. Yk I don't have any specific awards or honours and our schools don't have an honour system either but I have a few recognitions and appreciation awads from my sports and school community club should I mention those?

[@luaaa222]

I have a question, can be from university professors?

[@wamyy5]

@@luaaa222 yes but I think they might be considered “Other” - I would check with the college!

[@luaaa222]

@@wamyy5 Thank you🫶🏻 I still in secondary school but my parents don't like the idea of a scholarship in another country so I nedeed to know that.

[@heeyitzjaz]

i'm so overwhelemed

[@TrueMose]

understandable 😭😭😭

[@wamyy5]

I spent hours digging up my letters of rec stuff from high school to make this video for you! So smash that LIKE button ❤ Let me know what you’d like to see next!

[@raspberry897]

the queen posted! ☺️💛👑

[@raspberry897]

one of the best.

[@raspberry897]

Oh great idea!! Amy I think you should consider this 😃

[@wamyy5]

@@raspberry897 Noted! Have you watched my Caltech vlogs about the leisure/recreational activities? What do you think is not covered in those videos you'd like to know more about?

[@wamyy5]

@@HumanHuman. Thanks for your request! Have you watched my Caltech vlogs where I discuss these activities? If so, what do you think is missing from there that you'd like to see? kzbin.info/aero/PLi341Q2n2bTX6hTe0QuFNDWH0UIt_IMKW&si=xGbTXkl8tXwI5NVJ

[@staybased9320]

thing is that, i don't want to make my teachers feel like that i am using them lol

[@rxmayn]

this is very helpful for me! at first i was quite unsure if I was going to be able to ask my college teachers for a recommendation letter but as i watched your vlog, i have noted specific ways I can ask them and the importang things I should prepare, leaving me with a positive mindset compared to before when I havent watched your vlog! Thank you soooo much ❤️

[@wamyy5]

Yayyy thank you for watching! Good luck :)

[@pi_is_3.147]

Thank you so much for the cover letter example!!!!!

[@wamyy5]

SAD I FORGOT THE BLOOPERS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIS2fKV-arNooK8

[@tylerxiao2656]

thanks for the vid about the letters! Applying REA to CalTech this year, 🙏

[@wamyy5]

Oooh best of luck with Caltech and the rest of your schools!

[@suthiraphanassarat8669]

Hi, Amy, aren't you thinking about graduate schools yet? I'm sure you can easily get great letters of recommendation from your Caltech professors! It wouldn't be a bad idea for you to try MIT for MS & PhD in chemical engineering or try a new degree like the MBA!!

[@wamyy5]

Yes, I got great letters of rec from my favorite chemical engineering professor and internship mentor! I got into two top MBA programs: MIT Sloan and Columbia :D

[@wamyy5]

Video about how I got into these schools in college! kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3ekhox3opqMmJYsi=C_XJoGCwgZWdIVg1

[@suthiraphanassarat8669]

@@wamyy5 Haven't you decided between Columbia or MIT yet?

[@thiagogregory1]

Thank you for this outstanding video, Amy! Can you explain a bit about teachers customizing LoRs to specific schools? I have thought of that before but figured it would be too much of a hassle for them, especially because they only submit the LoR once via the common app (unless you ask them to directly email the school)

[@yousefrofa]

I hate my teachers.

[@Historia_Teotl]

and they hate you

[@Feifei.0226]

Hiii Amy thank you so much for the video! I don’t live in the US so the education system here in Singapore is kinda different. we have secondary school from 13-16 and junior college from 17-18. I was thinking of asking for a recommendation letter from one of my secondary school teacher because I was really close to her and she mentored my research program. I’m not sure if that’s appropriate though since I’m now in a different school. May I get your advice on this? Thanks!

[@swaggaap]

Ask someone who knows you best 👍

[@HuongPhan-ez3hb]

Hi Amy, I'm in the process of applying for Master's degree. Being a student from a developing country, I really need to get the full scholarship in order to study and live in Europe. This video really helps me in the step of asking for LOR. I have a question though, hope you can clarify. I always thought each teacher will only write 1 LOR for us, so in the end of the video where you showed the cover letter there was a part where you wrote the list of schools. So the teacher who writes the LOR will write different letters for you based on different schools? Or am I misunderstanding it? Thanks in advance ^^

[@Manu-ho7tj]

This video was so useful thank you so so much, in september i’ll start my second to last year of highschool and ive been doing some research, i want to attend university in the USA but i don’t know how it would work with the letter of recommendation since i live in Europe, would i have to translate those before adding them to my application? I’m not able to find much information about foreign students in america so it’s been a little hard. I know i still have a year to make my final decision but i want to start preparing now and understanding what i need now. Thank you for everything, i started watching your videos recently and they’re very helpful🙏

[@sunshine7951]

I don't really talk to my teachers a lot.. and I don't want them to feel like I'm using them for the LORs... what should I do?

[@Burger-zm5ze]

What do you do if you don't know any of your teachers

[@heroryan7859]

For providing a resume, can I provide specific activities instead of a whole resume for certain teachers? So how did you ask them to emphasize each letter of recommendation? And also how did you do that for each school?

[@Phoenix_must_study]

hey i got a question. Is it Reaaaally necessary for us to get LORs from junior and senior year teachers? In freshman year i got a national award with the guidance of my 9th grade english teacher, but she was my teacher only for 8th and 9th grade. So would it effect my application in a negative way if i got a letter from her?

[@wamyy5]

You can totally get LORs from earlier teachers! Just make sure that they truly know you as you are now (we tend to grow throughout the years) and that you've kept in touch.

[@Phoenix_must_study]

@@wamyy5 oh okay tysm, it was helpful.

[@armanroyai6601]

Hello! I am a Junior in Highschool and a PhD I had previously done research with and have been frequently contacting actually asked me for a letter of recommendation to put onto her LinkedIn! She said that she would like to write a LOR for me but Im somewhat worried considering that I’ve only work about 100 hours doing research with her in-person.

[@asterialumin_2030]

Hiiii Amyyy, how are youuu? Im so happy your posting consistently, amd your channel has also started to grow. Congratulations

[@wamyy5]

I’ve been well! How about youuuuuu :)

[@wamyy5]

Hahah thanks for your compliments!! I spent a long time on the thumbnail and took many tries trying to get Drake’s pose XD And thank you for noticing the skit! It was a lot of fun to make and I want to show my more fun side like in the intro of this vid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJywZGyPa9Coe6csi=OTDWR3H8vOXeR7Ew

[@wamyy5]

Aw so amazing you’re so diligent and taking notes on these things to prepare! You really have an amazing attitude that will bring you success. Could you please remind me what year in school you are? Your comments were one of the first things I saw when I woke up and made me so happy! I’m more energized to start my day and make more vids now! Regarding the dream school series, I’d love to know specifics of what would be helpful to you and include that. I made this video a long time ago and want to remake it to be better (and I’m more confident now haha), so if you’ve seen this video, what additional things should I include in the remake? kzbin.info/www/bejne/iavIfmyNi9WZnpIsi=OX0uXYE_Odswhv9c

[@asterialumin_2030]

@@wamyy5 I'm good Amyyy, so happy to know you're well!

[@asterialumin_2030]

@@wamyy5 you're welcome Amyyyyy, I'll watch the video:)

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

Amy, where there many international students at CalTech? From even (GASP!) Canada? Would they have to do the same admissions process? I would not have thought to apply to an American university. Or move to the US.

[@wamyy5]

There were a decent number - I personally knew a couple from Canada. Yes same admissions process!

[@Nabi-x1n]

My teachers hate me and me too hate them😅

[@Rhoda_Okeyo]

Oooh my😂 this got me

[@mathsium2210]

Will this apply to summer programs like PROMYS?

[@wamyy5]

I’d follow these same philosophies for letters of rec to anything you’re applying to!

[@mathsium2210]

@@wamyy5 Ok thanks!

[@Glaciace]

Even though Caltech is stem focused, I thought they ask for one STEM and one Humanities to get a more holistic view? Same for Stanford and MIT afaik. Any tips on what to ask a humanities teacher to focus on in a letter of rec for a STEM focused application?

[@wamyy5]

Yes, they do - I think at the time, I had two STEM teachers, potentially making it 3 letters total for Caltech. For humanities teachers, we can take a similar approach! In both sciences and discussing bigger picture, it’s helpful to show the schools your problem-solving ability and tendency to think critically. Maybe you question things about an AP Lit book concept in class, showing you might be good at the scientific method. Either way, you can show your thinking by participating in discussions. Also, a great thing about humanities is that you tend to be able to show your values a bit more through your writing. Show the school how you’ll be a great contribution to the class community through the personal attributes you bring to the table!

[@cakestronaut2205]

can you talk more about mu alpha theta?

[@wamyy5]

What would you like to know?

[@cakestronaut2205]

@@wamyy5maybe what you do in the club, how you started the club, and how you used it in your uni application? I’m kind of confused on what they do…

[@wamyy5]

@@cakestronaut2205 oh it’s not a club I started! It’s a not very uncommon - you can find all the info on Google!

[@asterialumin_2030]

Hii Amyyy, today I watched so many of your old vlogs and videos and they were Soo funnn and your video of 'series of unfortunate events' was really funny 😂anddddd I also found @humanhuman's first comment and then I started searching for mine and I couldn't find it😭😂, I remember the first video I watched on your channel was 'why Stanford rejected me' and then I started watching your video of 'im not smart' and I loved your way of explaining. I'm sooO happy I found your channel:)

[@wamyy5]

Yayyyyy haha I would like to make more vlogs but the editing takes waaaayyyyy too long :') Oh man I tried searching for your very first comment and I couldn't find it either! I'm sooo happy you found me too! :D

[@PrettyCoolright]

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