We’re sharing real STEM professional letters to pre-scientists annotated by LPS teachers and staff to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas for their own letters. Our LPS teachers and staff pick letters that stand out to them and tell us why. We hope this series serves as a resource for pen pals to make letters accessible and engaging for pre-scientists.
This letter was written by STEM pen pal, Vincent Lai, to a grade 8 pre-scientist for round #2. The theme this round was: Higher Education Journeys.
The letter was annotated and reviewed by LPS teacher Sarah Malec, and here’s what they had to say:
This letter is great because it was honest and made college relatable and accessible. Many students often think college isn’t for them and this letter showed that college is there to explore your passions and interests. The language is kid-friendly and written with good advice students could use when they start thinking about college. One thing that could make this letter even better is to ask the student a couple more questions so they have more to respond to in the next letter.
Check out the letter below with the teacher’s annotations in teal boxes with black text throughout the letter. Thanks to Vincent Lai for not only being a great pen pal, but also allowing us to annotate and publish their letter so others can benefit!
