What is a Brag Sheet and What Goes on It?

Written by Emily Toffelmireon September 10th, 2024

Emily Toffelmire brings to College Coach years of experience in both secondary and post-secondary education. She was a high school counselor in public schools in Nevada and California, as well as at an independent school in Thailand, where she helped students apply to colleges on four continents. She moved on to admissions at the University of Southern California, where she spent her first two years as an assistant director, recruiting and evaluating freshmen and transfer applicants from Washington and California. She then served as a senior assistant director of admission for the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, overseeing the merit scholarship selection process and presenting to and interviewing hundreds of students across the country each year. Emily has a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and Public Relations from the University of Arkansas, and a Master’s of Education in Educational Counseling from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Applying to colleges that ask for a letter of recommendation from your school counselor? If so, your counselor may ask you to answer a series of questions about your accomplishments and goals. Also known as a brag sheet, this questionnaire is intended help counselors round out the contents of their letters. So, how should you approach this document? Tune in to learn more! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel to keep up-to-date on all the latest college planning tips from our college admissions and finance experts.

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