The Graduate School Letter of Recommendation For Admission For Graduate Study
The Graduate School Letter of Recommendation For Admission For Graduate Study
Name of
Applicant:
Department/Program
Applying to:
Last or Family Name
First Name
Middle Name
Current
Address:
City, State:
Telephone:
Date
Writers of letters of recommendation are requested to write a statement on this form and return two copies. If additional space is
needed please attach a separate page. The Graduate School is grateful for any pertinent information regarding the applicant, but will
particularly appreciate the writers opinion of the candidates ability to carry on advanced studies in his/her field. A careful discrimination between strong and weak characteristics of the candidate will be more helpful than routine praise.
Please rate the applicant in comparison with others of his/her age and position whom you have known within the past five years. If
possible, indicate the number of students with whom you are comparing the applicant. _______________
Upper 1%
or 2%
Upper 10%
but not upper
1% or 2%
Upper 25%
but not upper
10%
Upper Half
but not upper
25%
Lower half
No basis
for judgement
Academic Performance
Intellectual Ability
Ability to Express Him/Herself
Motivation for Proposed Field of Study
Would you admit the applicant in your department?
Potential as a Teaching Assistant:
Assuredly
Probably
Possibly
No
High Adequate Low
No basis for judgement
Signature
Printed Name
Address
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