Supporting Documents —
Documents That Speak for You, Indirectly
Recommendation letters and portfolios are written and built by others — but how they're guided and presented is still very much in your hands.
What Are Supporting Documents?
Supporting documents are the pieces of your application that someone else writes or that showcase work you've already made — recommendation letters and creative portfolios. Neither comes directly from your own pen, which makes getting them right a different kind of challenge.
For recommendation letters, our role is preparing your recommenders with the right materials — the letter itself must always come from them. For portfolios, an outside eye catches what you can't see after months inside your own work.
Edufly reviews feedback against what your specific target program is known to look for, rather than generic creative-writing advice.
- Applicants unsure how to ask a professor or manager for a strong letter
- Design, art, and architecture applicants preparing a portfolio
- Students applying to multiple programs with different requirements
- Anyone reusing a professional portfolio that needs reshaping
We brief, we don't ghostwrite — we help you prepare strong materials, but the letter or the creative work must be someone else's or genuinely yours.
Two Supporting Pieces, Handled With Care
Neither of these documents comes from you directly — which is exactly why getting them right takes a different kind of support.
How We Support Documents We Don't Write Ourselves
A process built around materials, not authorship.
We start with what your target program specifically expects from a letter or portfolio submission.
For letters, we help you brief your recommenders well; for portfolios, we assess what's there and what's missing.
We give direct, specific feedback on drafts or portfolio selections before they're finalized.
A last look to confirm formatting, completeness, and fit with the program's stated expectations.
Why This Category Needs a Different Approach
For recommendation letters, our role is preparing your recommenders — the letter itself must come from them.
After months inside your own portfolio, you lose the ability to see it as a stranger would. We don't.
A portfolio for a design program and one for an architecture program are judged on different criteria — we review accordingly.
Recommendation letters need four to six weeks' lead time — we help you plan backward from your deadline.
For letters, a status sheet so you always know which recommenders have submitted.
We tell you what's genuinely missing from a portfolio, not just what's already working.
What We'll Ask You For
Depends on the service — tell us your situation and we'll confirm exactly what's needed.
- The programs you're applying to and their specific requirements
- For letters: your recommenders and your relationship to them
- For portfolios: your current work in its existing state
- Any deadline you're working against
What Edufly Delivers
Our service is comprehensive — here is what's included across both services.
- Materials and guidance matched to your specific program's expectations
- Direct, specific feedback rather than generic encouragement
- A tracking system so nothing falls through before your deadline
- A final check before anything is submitted
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Frequently Asked Questions — Supporting Documents
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