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(recommendation letter)
Sample Letter of Recommendation
[University Letter Head]
[DR:KHALED MOHAMED FATHY EL SHABOURY]
[COMMUNITY COLLEGE -PHARMACY SECTION]
[0544408284]
[0544408284]
[,,,,,,,,,,,,@YAHOO.COM]
[12-12-2010
[Recipient's Name]
[Recipient's Address, Line 1]
[Recipient's Address, Line 2]
Dear [Recipient's Name] or To Whom it May Concern,
It is my pleasure to recommend for admission to [name of
program] at [name of university]. Overall, is highly intelligent and
has good analytical skills. Her project on ethical practices in ancient
Greece demonstrated her ability to come a detailed understanding of the
ethical practices of another, very different culture, and to analyze the
consequences of those practices for contemporary ethical theories. She
gave a particularly interesting discussion of the difficult practice of
infanticide, and showed both sensitivity and detachment when discussing
its ethical consequences. Her overall intelligence is also reflected in
her grades for the course, which were by far the best in the class.
Jane has excellent communication skills. Her written work is both clear
and concise, and interesting to read. She demonstrated her oral
articulateness in the discussion sections that were an integral part of
the course. Each discussion section focused on a particular ethical
dilemma. Students were required analyze morally problematic situations,
and to develop and argue for their own ethical views with regard to the
issue in question. Jane was highly proficient in applying the course
material in analyzing the problem situations. She always explained her
views very concisely and gave supporting arguments that were both clear
and persuasive. Jane also demonstrated good team working skills in group
assignments.
At a personal level, Jane is a well disciplined, industrious student
with a pleasant personality. She went well beyond the course
requirements in the quantity and quality of her project, putting in a
lot of extra research and attending office hours every week. Throughout
the course, Jane demonstrated great perseverance and initiative. She was
not only interested in and motivated to learn the material, but put
great work into assimilating it to her own experience and developing her
own ideas about each ethical topic that we discussed.
Jane is unquestionably an exceptional candidate for graduate study in
Ethics. Jane's work in Philosophy 111 suggests that she would greatly
benefit from the opportunities for intellectual development provided by a
sustained period of graduate study. She has proven herself to have the
perseverance and initiative, and the intellectual creativity necessary
to complete an advanced graduate degree. I would therefore highly
recommend Jane Doe. If her performance in my class is a good indication
of how she would perform as a graduate student, she would be an
extremely positive asset to your program.
If I can be of any further assistance, or provide you with any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours Sincerely,
[Signature]
[Sender's Name and Title