How to Get Powerful Recommendation Letters


Hello Reader,

If you have been reading my emails and newsletters and following my work, you know that powerful and compelling recommendation letters are necessary for college admission with full funding. It is a fundamental part of the CFF framework.

But how do you request powerful and compelling recommendation letters? Watch the video snippet below as I explain it in a live coaching session to CFF students.

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Registration for the Fall 2025 session of CFF College Fully Funded®, our college admission coaching program that helps students find, apply, and secure admission into college with full funding and avoid debt is ongoing. There is still time for students who will apply this fall for admission next year to get the support they need. This applies to prospective first year students and prospective transfer students.

Hope you have a great week ahead.

To college fully funded,

Dr. Faith Okpotor

Founder and CFF Head Coach

National Center for Higher Education Access

Award-winning academic and tenured professor

P.S. Here are the ways to work with us.

  1. CFF College Fully Funded®, a 3-month intensive and comprehensive college admissions coaching program followed by a 7-month application support membership to help prospective undergraduate students find, apply, and get accepted at U.S. colleges/universities that will provide them full funding. Registration for the next cohort is underway.
  2. GradSchool Fully Funded, a self-paced graduate school admissions coaching program and annual membership that helps prospective master's and PhD students find, apply, and secure admission with full funding into U.S. graduate programs. You can enroll at anytime. If you are interested in joining a small 2025 cohort of GFF, click here.
  3. 1-on-1 consultation service for prospective graduate students, those interested in living and working in the United States, and people with other higher education consultation needs.
  4. The College Admission Readiness Audit (CARA) for high school freshers, sophomores and juniors. Receive a college admission readiness assessment and a personalized hour long 1-on-1 session to review your assessment results and receive recommendations on what to focus on to prepare for a successful college admission cycle. Email us to learn more.

Dr. Faith Okpotor

I am a college professor and the creator CFF College Fully Funded™ and GradSchool Fully Funded. We help ambitious students, find, apply, and get into U.S. colleges/universities and graduate programs with full funding in order to avoid debt. Please use the links in the Links tab to learn more about me, our programs, or to connect. You can also read a few samples of previous editions of my twice monthly newsletter via the Posts link. If you would like to receive the newsletter on all things college admissions and funding, please subscribe below. To email me: collegefullyfunded@gmail.com .

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