Teacher's references and secondary school report.

Hi all. I have some questions regarding college application forms.
I'm a student from Thailand and my school's counselors have no
knowledge of USA's college admission.

Are these forms supposed to be type or written? I have to tell that I
must these forms myself since no teachers are going to do it for
me.But these forms are supposed to be written confidentially by
teachers and sent directly to colleges.If I just type everything and
have my teacher sign his name for me,will that look as if I write the
myself? Or should I have someone write them for me?

Thanks.

When filling out a form, handwritten is good. When writing a separate
page about the student, it should be done on a computer or typewriter.
They don't have to be confidential. The colleges just think that they
are more likely to get accurate information if they are confidential.

I'm not sure what should be done in your circumstances, but here is my
advice.

If you have to write the recommendation yourself, be sure to consult
with the teachers first, and put their thoughts down. That way, it
will be a real recommendation, and each one will be different. After
you have typed it up, go over it with them, and ask for a signature.
Or you could have them write it, and you could translate, perhaps?

Sal

> Hi all. I have some questions regarding college application forms.
> I'm a student from Thailand and my school's counselors have no
> knowledge of USA's college admission.
>
> Are these forms supposed to be type or written? I have to tell that I
> must these forms myself since no teachers are going to do it for
> me.But these forms are supposed to be written confidentially by
> teachers and sent directly to colleges.If I just type everything and
> have my teacher sign his name for me,will that look as if I write the
> myself? Or should I have someone write them for me?
>
> Thanks.