From the Counseling Office
Transferring to another school?
Often a school receiving school will request that confidential recommendation forms be filled out by the student’s current teachers as part of their admissions process.
Instead of going to teachers, we ask that you please turn these recommendation forms in to the MS Counseling Office, where they will be directed to the subject teachers required by the receiving school. When a specific subject is not identified, then we can direct the forms to the teachers of your choice. In some cases the new school forms are electronic and need to be sent directly to a teacher from the new school. In these cases, please notify your child’s counselor before sending the links directly to the teachers. This allows us to prep them and ensure they can provide the best reference possible.
We’ve found that it’s helpful to have one person coordinating the application process to ensure that all documentation is completed in a timely manner. The Counseling Office will contact you when the forms have been sent out as per the prospective schools’ requirement. Of course, confidential letters of recommendation, once prepared, will not be turned over to students or parents, but will be sent directly to the prospective school. The Counselor is the best person to coordinate all of this, follow up with teachers, and ensure that the application is the best it can be for a student.
Part of ensuring this is allowing teachers adequate time to craft a strong recommendation. Recommendation requests tend to all come in around the same time, so we ask parents to give our teachers at least two weeks notice before deadlines, so that these recommendations aren’t rushed and students get the best versions of these.
Please notify the Counseling Office as far in advance as possible to prepare recommendations for the new school(s). Please meet with your child’s counselor to help facilitate this process.