Someone who knows the applicant well should fill out the Letter of Recommendation form. Examples are: faculty members, high school teachers, school administrators, or employers. It is best to have one Letter of Recommendation form completed by someone who can speak directly to your scholastic abilities. It should not, however, be a relative of the applicant. No. Please have the person making the recommendation fill out the form.

No. There is no specific form used for the letters of recommendation. In their letters, your recommenders should be sure to include your full name and the program to which you are applying (Ph.D. in Biomedical Science), as well as information regarding their relationship to you (professor, advisor, co-worker, supervisor, etc.) and their assessment of your skills and potential success as a doctoral student.

First, make sure that the college requires a letter of recommendation. Second, check the application deadline and allow at least two weeks for the teacher/counselor to complete the recommendation. Contact the teacher and/or counselor personally.

Normally from university professors or high school teachers, it could also be from administrators or employers.

While we prefer to receive recommendation letters electronically, we will accept letters without the form if the letter comes directly from the letter writer, or in a sealed and signed envelope with the application, or from a college career office.

Yes. An applicant information form must accompany each letter of recommendation. The form can be downloaded from www.bard.edu/mfa/admission/applying/. Recommenders should attach a signed letter on their own stationery to the form and return it to our office by the application deadline. Exception: if your letters of recommendation are coming from a university dossier service, the information form is not required. No. We can only accept checks, money orders, or cash (in person only).

The deadline for both applications and this letter of recommendation is 15th January 2007 . We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as we will be calling people well before this time to arrange assessment times (starting a few days after the actual deadline).

Recommendations must be provided by a current academic source who can comment on your academic record such as a university lecturer or tutor.

No. A non-relative, who is familiar with your work, may write the letter of recommendation. The letter can also be written by a Kaiser Permanente physician or employee.

Recommendation letters should come from professors, project directors, employers -- anyone who can not only describe concrete examples of your talent and interesting things that you have done, but who also can speak to your passion, enthusiasm, critical-thinking and people-skills. Friends, family, and peers should not be your letter writers; we are looking for people who can evaluate your previous work from a supervisory or instructional standpoint.

Educate your recommenders about the program and your goals. Write your statement of purpose first. When you have made a convincing case for admission in your statement, share that with potential recommenders. That way, they know what talents of yours they can highlight to support your statement. The purpose of submitting letters of recommendation is to give the admission committee an indication of your ability to succeed in the program.

A letter of recommendation should be reflect your academic and professional excellence and can be written by a professor or employer. We want all applicants to be in equal competition with each other. So we ask for letters of recommendation from current professors and employers. However, we depend on you to choose the right person in your life to write letters of recommendation that will reflect your current abilities and talents.

You will need to obtain an ERAS release form for letters of recommendation from Dr. Thompson's office, located in the Administration Building, 721-3817.

We will accept a recommendation from any Foothill College instructor. If you are requesting a recommendation from an instructor outside of Foothill, we prefer it is from an instructor familiar with your writing ability. ESL students should have the most recent/current English instructor write your recommendation.

Absolutely! In fact, you can have your coach submit it to us, we'll forward it, and your profile directly to the colleges of your choice!