Teacher Recommendation Requests in BridgeU
Students can send teacher recommendation requests through their BridgeU account. As a teacher, you may receive one or more requests from your students to write a letter of recommendation in multiple different schools.
You will receive these requests via email, prompting you to complete and submit the recommendation to the student’s advisor. The advisor will then review and submit the recommendation as part of the student’s university application.
If you do not already have a BridgeU account, you will be prompted to create a Recommender account when you receive your first request to write a teacher recommendation for a student.
Account set up
If you have not created a recommender account before, you can easily set one up by following the steps in the recommendation request email.
Open the email and click on the “Sign up to access the request list” button to begin.
2. You will be directed to the sign-up page, where you need to create your password and activate your account.
3. Once your account is created, you will be asked to confirm your profile details. This includes:
Your First name and Surname
Job title
Phone number
If you have already created an account, you can click the Log in to access the request list button to view your recommender dashboard or you can log into your account at any time using your account credentials: https://app.bridge-u.com/ or for China users: https://app.bridge-u.com.cn/
You can also bookmark this page so you can find it easily next time you need to log in to BridgeU.
Navigating your dashboard
The Requests page provides a centralized view of all recommendation requests assigned to you. Each request displays the student's name, school, and current recommendation status, making it easy to track your progress.
Recommendation requests can have one of the following statuses:
To be started – The recommendation form has not yet been started.
In progress – The recommendation form has been started and saved, but not yet submitted.
Submitted – The recommendation has been completed and submitted successfully.
To begin or continue working on a recommendation:
Navigate to the Requests tab.
Locate the student whose recommendation you would like to complete.
Click the Edit (pencil) icon next to a request with a To be started or In progress status.
You can also use the search bar to quickly find a student and sort requests using the available column sorting options.
You will be taken to the recommendation form, which is divided into multiple sections.
Filling Out the Form
The recommendation form is divided into multiple sections to help you complete it step by step.
Complete all required fields in each section carefully.
Use the section titles on the right-hand side—Personal Details, School Details, Subject Area, and Written Evaluation to navigate between different parts of the form.
Make sure to review each section before proceeding to the next.
If you are unable to complete the form in one sitting, click “Save” to store your progress. You can return later and continue from where you left off.
Once all sections are complete, review your responses thoroughly and click “Submit” to send the recommendation to the student’s advisor.
IMPORTANT: If you upload a letter of recommendation in the Written Evaluation section, please ensure that the file is a PDF, less than 2MB in size and is NOT password encrypted.
After submission
Once you have submitted a recommendation, its status will update to Submitted on the Requests page.
In some cases, you may still be able to update a submitted recommendation.
If the recommendation remains editable, an Edit (pencil) icon will be displayed in the Action column. Select this icon to open the submitted form, make any necessary changes, and resubmit it.
If the recommendation has already been processed by the student's advisor, the form will no longer be editable.
In this case, selecting the Information (i) icon next to the request will display a message indicating that the form cannot be edited and that you should contact the student's advisor if changes are required.
You can still select the View Details (arrow) icon to review the submitted recommendation and its status, but no further edits can be made.
Note: Once a submitted recommendation has been actioned by the student's advisor, any updates must be coordinated directly with the advisor.
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