Applicant Recommendations from Teachers

Applicants will need 3 teacher recommendations:

• 1 from a Math Teacher (current school year or last year)

• 1 from a Science Teacher (current school year or last year)

• 1 from any other educator (teacher, administrator, counselor, etc.), from any school year

BRVGS Application Recommendations will be completed online. Applicants will need to provide the following URL to recommenders: tinyurl.com/brvgs-student-rec or https://brvgs.k12.va.us/applicant-recommendations

This link contains 3 printable Recommendation Request Slips for requesting recommendations from educators or you may use the email template provided below.

Please have recommenders contact BRVGS Director Wanda Elliott at welliott@brvgs.k12.va.us for any questions or issues with this process.

Template Email Asking for Recommendations

Dear ________________________________

You are asked to submit a recommendation form for ___________________________ (student), who is applying to Blue Ridge Virginia Governor’s School. All BRVGS application recommendations will be completed via the BRVGS Online Recommendation Form at:

tinyurl.com/brvgs-student-rec

Please note that some of our member districts block shortened URLs. If you cannot reach the form through the above URL, the recommendation form can also be found at our website (www.brvgs.k12.va.us) under the “Admissions” tab at the top of the page.

Thank you for participating in the BRVGS application process. Please contact BRVGS at team@brvgs.k12.va.us for any questions or issues with the recommendation process.