Introduction : Kate and Susan answer a question from a mom whose daughter is struggling with her gender identity, and she has been bullied, and she wonders if this is a good essay topic for her to write on

Heath Einstein explains to us what colleges want to see in teacher recommendations:

Preview of Part 3 :

• Heath continues by sharing things you should not say in the teacher recommendation letter
• Heath answers the questions, is it okay to get a rec letter from a 9th, 10th or 12th grade teacher
• Heath shares the maximum number of rec letters a student should submit
• What should a student do if a teacher has committed to write a letter but they are not submitting it?
• Should students give a thank you gift to a teacher who gets a rec letter

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