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This Part To Be Completed By The Applicant
This Part To Be Completed By The Recommender
1. How long have you known the applicant, and in what capacity?
2. I had an excellent______good______fair______poor______ opportunity to observe the quality of this persons abilities.
3. How do you rate the applicants promise for teaching?
Poor Weak in some area(s), such as ____________________________
Good Excellent No basis for judgement
4. How do you rate the applicants promise for research?
Poor Weak in some area(s), such as ____________________________
Good Excellent No basis for judgement
5. If you were in need of a graduate assistant, would you hire this applicant?
Research Assistant: definitely not possibly very likely absolutely no basis for judgment
Teaching Assistant: definitely not possibly very likely absolutely no basis for judgment
Please continue on reverse side.
CONFIDENTIAL LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
Please return this form to the applicant in a sealed envelope that has been signed across the seal to ensure confidentiality.
Name:__________________________________________________________________________ Semester:_______________________
Legal family name (surname) First Middle
Proposed Specialization: Mech. Illum. Structures Construction
Degree Objective: (M.S., M.Eng., Ph.D.) ____________________
It is the policy of the Department that letters of recommendation submitted in support of admission to graduate study, financial aid, or academic
employment are confidential. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 gives students, once admitted and enrolled, the right to inspect
letters of recommendation. The law also permits students to waive that right if they choose. Such a waiver must be voluntary and cannot be a condition
of admission, award, or employment.
Applicant: Please indicate whether or not you waive your right to examine this letter of recommendation:
I agree to waive access
I do not agree to waive access to this letter of recommendation from: ___________________________________________________
(Name of Recommender)
____________________________________________________________________ _______________________________
Signature Date
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. Please evaluate the applicant in the areas where you have had sufficient opportunity to observe. The evaluation should be in comparison with other
persons of similar training and experience.
Inadequate
Opportunity
to Observe
Bottom
60%
Top 40% Top 25% Top 10% Top 5% Top 1%
a. Integrity
b. Work ethic
c. Respect for authority
d. Teachable
e. Strongly self motivated
f. Intelligence
g. Fundamental engineering
technical competence
h. Potential to contribute new
knowledge as a researcher
(bounded creativity)
I. Demonstrated leadership
ability
j. Demonstrated ability to work
in harmony with others
k. Demonstrated ability to meet
deadlines
l. English communication skills
Overall expectation of
performance: M.S. Level
Overall expectation of
performance: Ph.D. level
7. Please attach a separate letter to share any personal experiences orindicate any other information concerning the applicants potential as a graduate
student that may not be reflected in the applicants transcriptsand/or test scores. Does the applicant have skills (laboratory, languages, computer, etc.)
which are not adequately reflected in the academic record? Ifso, please elaborate. How does that applicant cmpare with promising conemporaries?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Recommenders name (please print)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Position or title/school or company Phone number
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature Date
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