On the outside of a large, sealable, 9 x 12 inch envelope:

• Print your name and cell phone number.
• List the colleges/universities/scholarships to which you are applying at this time.
• Next to the school’s name or scholarship, list the date its application is due.

On the inside of your 9 x 12 inch envelope, insert a folder that contains:

• Your brag sheet.
• Your updated résumé, transcript (high school and college), and test scores.
• A personal statement/your application essay.
• An information sheet that includes the following:
  • College courses in this format: Math 110: Intermediate Algebra; Psychology 170: Abnormal Psychology (Include all courses completed, in progress, and planned.)
  • High School GPA (which includes college courses)
  • College GPA
  • College and career goals
• Teacher or Counselor recommendation forms for the colleges/universities to which you are applying, with all student information filled in.
• One business-size envelope for each college/university that is requiring a letter of recommendation.

Each envelope should be correctly and legibly addressed.

Each envelope should be stamped with the appropriate amount of first-class postage.

Note: Do not write a return address on the envelopes; the writer will insert the school’s address.

DO give the writer at least two weeks’ notice to write a letter of
recommendation, even if this individual has written one for you previously.

Source: AVID College Path