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Sample Reference Letter for Graduate School
I highly recommend Emily Smith as a candidate for graduate school. I have worked with Emily in my position as Associate Director, Name College.
While a student at Name College, Emily was employed in various positions including teaching a museum program to fourth grade classes in the Saratoga Springs School District, teaching both adults and children to ride horses, and managing horse show participation for a local riding stable. She accomplished all these tasks with great initiative and with a very positive attitude.
Emily has a wonderful rapport with people of all ages, especially the "at-risk" children she worked with at Carroll Hill School and Prospect Child and Family Center. Emily has a special talent working with the children who need more guidance and support than those typically found in a traditional classroom setting.
Her ability to connect with her students and her talent at teaching simple concepts, as well as more advanced topics, are both truly superior. She has excellent written and verbal communication skills, is extremely organized, reliable, and computer literate.
Emily would be a tremendous asset to your program and I recommend her to you without reservation. If you have any further questions with regard to her background or qualifications, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Jane Doe
Associate Director
Career Services
Name College
Sample Academic Reference for a Student
Sample A
Dear Ms. Jones:
I am writing this reference at the request of Katie Kingston who is applying for the Summer Communications Program at XYZ University.
I have known Katie for two years in my capacity as a teacher at Smithtown Middle School School. Katie took English and Spanish from me and earned superior grades in those classes. Based on Katie's grades, attendance and class participation, I'd rate Katie's academic performance in my class as superior.
In conclusion, I would highly recommend Katie Kingston for this academic program. If her performance in my class is any indication of how she will succeed, Katie will be a positive addition to the program. If you should need any additional information you can feel free to contact me at 555-5555 or by email at email@ anytime. Sincerely,
Susan Samuels
Teacher, Smithtown Middle School
Sample B
To Whom It May Concern:
As her teacher of General English, I am writing to recommend Miss Chen Lin as a candidate for employment of your company.
Miss Chen has been assigned to my class after the Placement Test for first-year students to be fallen into three levels of English competence. My class is of Level Three, the advanced level with best educational resources. The lectures are all delivered in English, which is quite different from the mode in High School English teaching in China. However, Chen adapted to it quickly and had no difficulty in understanding and communicating in English with both the teacher and the students.
Miss Chen is a diligent and passionate English learner. Two month ago, the whole class was working on traditional essay writing. In order to turn out an effective one, she revised the first draft for four times, which left me a deep impression. When assigned to work in groups or independently, she always completed in time with high quality. In addition, unlike many students, she is not afraid of putting forward questions.
On the whole, I am sure that Miss Chen’s English competence is good enough to assist her in an English working environment. So far she has not taken any formal examinations except for the Placement one, therefore she is unable to provide any academic report to you, but she will send you one the first time it is available. Thank you for your time. Any consideration to Miss Chen’s application would be highly appreciated. Please feel free to reach me for any further inquiry.
Yours Faithfully,
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