What should I tell my teacher to include in her reference?

Hi. I'm an international student, and my teachers know even less about applying to the UK than I do. My philosophy teacher offered to write my reference, but she has no idea what to include. What should I tell her?

Reply 1

Kyalimers

1. Write about you as a person.

2. Your academics.

3. Activities and Interests.

4. Their opinion on how they think you will progress in your course.

Basically, anything that you want to put in your personal statement, but can't.

Reply 2

SaphMB

As the above poster says, how you are as a person and how good you are academically. The universities want to know how good a student you will be. Including activities and interests also shows how you can contribute to the recreational activities within the university, they like this. And, returning to what the above poster says, how they think you will progress.

Reply 3

Lux Astraea

Thank you guys! Hey, my teacher is also asking me whether the universities or the UCAS will contact her at some point. She wants to know if she should make herself available at the phone number she's giving, or else check her email more regularly at a certain date. I really have no idea. Do you know?

Thanks again!