Applicants are encouraged to get their references form professors, supervisors, and applicable colleagues. References from friends and family are usually not acceptable.

No. Only submit letters from two different sources. Any extra letters will be discarded upon arrival.

Your letters of recommendation come directly from the individuals writing the letter on your behalf. As you are completing your online application, you are asked to identify two individuals who will submit letters of recommendation on your behalf, including their titles and e-mail addresses. After submitting your application, an e-mail will be sent to your recommenders, asking them to complete an online recommendation form.

No. All letters must be mailed to the Office of Graduate Legal Studies (preferably in the same package as the rest of your supporting documents) on letterhead, in sealed envelopes with the recommender's signature across the back flap. Change the date by one day for either date (move the end date back one day, or the degree conferral date forward one day).

Letters of recommendation may be sent through the mail, hand delivered to the Credentials Manager or faxed if necessary. You may consider asking your references to submit them on letterhead.

Answer: The reviewers will accept only two letters from teachers and one (required) from your counseler. You are encouraged to request one letter of recommendation from a teacher from English or a humanities or social science field and another from a teacher in either math or science.

No, you have to submit exactly three recommendation letters. If that you have more than three, choose the strongest ones. [back to top]

We require a minimum of 3 letters of recommendation. One of the recommendation letters should be from a core pediatric elective.

Although only two recommendation letters are required for the MPA application, applicants are welcome to submit more than two letters, if preferred. All recommendation letters that are submitted will be reviewed.

You should submit 2 recommendation letters and they should be from past employers, dean of your medical school or colleagues in the medical field.

Ideally, one of your letters of reccomendation, or Career Progress Surveys (CPS), should be written by your current supervisor or manager. The second letter of recommendation also should be from someone who can objectively evaluate your professional performance as well as managerial and leadership potential, such as a former supervisor, previous employer, client, etc.

Your advisor should provide one of the three required letters. The other two letters should be written by professors, instructors, researchers, current or previous employers or others who are familiar with your academic abilities and goals. If you do not yet have an advisor, you should acquire references from three professors, instructors, researchers, current or previous employers or others who are familiar with your academic abilities and goals. See the RFA for additional information.

You will need three letters of recommendation from different individuals. One of these should be from your school advisor. The remaining two letters should come from faculty members who can attest to your interests and potential. It is important to choose faculty members who know you very well and can describe your abilities in great detail. Letters could also be written by past or current employers or others who know your potential and interests. The letters must be recent.

The FIU College of Medicine requires a minimum of three letters of recommendation, two from basic science faculty (biology, chemistry, physics, math) and one from any other faculty member who has taught the applicant. Letters of recommendation from famous friends and/or relatives will not carry any weight with the admissions committee.

Writing letters of recommendations is part of a professor's job, but obviously those who know you and your work well will be more receptive to and enthusiastic about writing a letter on your behalf, and they will be able to write stronger, more informed letters. In asking for a recommendation, it is important to find out if the professor is willing to write a "strong" letter. It is also advisable to talk about what the professor will address and stress in the letter.

Yes, you may submit one additional letter of recommendation if you have another person, not a teacher or counselor, who knows you well and will provide us with information about you that your other recommenders will not. We ask that you instruct your additional recommender to place your full name--as listed on your application, your birth date and your current high school at the top of the recommendation letter.

Your references should submit their letters online. If you are applying to Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, references must be sent online. For these departments paper letters or forms will not be reviewed. Unfortunately, no exceptions will be made.

The following lists the areas to be addressed in the two letters of recommendation required for applications: One from a supervisor while working in a paid healthcare position or volunteering. In the event the applicant has never held a paid healthcare position, a letter from a supervisor in the most recently held paid position is acceptable.