Getting started with the Recommendation Hub
Track who is writing your letters, which schools they cover, and where each one stands.
Updated July 11, 2026 · 1 min read
Recommendation letters are the one part of your application you cannot write yourself, which makes them the easiest part to lose track of. The Recommendation Hub keeps the whole picture in one place.
Set up your tracker
Add each recommender, note which schools their letter covers, and set the status as things move: whether you have asked, whether they agreed, and whether the letter is done. Each entry ties to the deadlines that depend on it, so you can see at a glance which letters are getting tight.
Pro: outreach drafts and follow-ups
On Pro, the hub can draft the ask for you, a polite, specific outreach message you can adapt and send, and it reminds you to follow up when a letter has been pending too long. Nagging a teacher is awkward; a well-timed nudge is not.
Ask early. Teachers write dozens of letters each fall, and the students who ask in September get more thoughtful letters than the ones who ask in November.