FORDHAM
New York City's Jesuit University

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

RECOMMENDATION FOR ADMISSION

Office of Graduate Admissions

216 Keating Hall * 441 East Fordham Road
Bronx, New York 10458-5161
Telephone 718/817-4416 * Fax 718/817-3566

APPLICANT:With your application you must submit letters from three (3) of your professors, preferably in your major fields. Matteo Ricci Fellowship applicants must have one of these letters from their sponsor. Complete this section. Please type or print. Give this form and a stamped and addressed envelope to the person you have asked to recommend you. When that person returns the sealed enveloped to you, include it with your other application materials. (Please type or print clearly.)
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Social Security # 		____________________________________
Last (Family) Name 		_____________________________
First Name, Middle Name
Proposed Program: Int'l Pol Eco & Development Specialization: _____________________________
In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, you may waive your right to inspect this recommendation by signing the statement below. Should you decide not to waive the right, you will have access to the recommendation if you enroll in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. If no signature appears, the right of access is considered waived.
I choose to waive my right of access: ______________________________________ _______________
(Signature of Applicant) Date
I choose not to waive my right of access: ___________________________________ _______________
(Signature of Applicant) Date
RECOMMENDER:Please type or print your letter of recommendation either on the back of this sheet or on your own letterhead. This recommendation will be used by the Graduate School only in its procedures relative to admission and merit-based aid. If the student has not waived the right of access to the recommendation, it will become accessible to the student only if he or she enrolls in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
- When you have completed the recommendation, enclose it in the envelope provided. Seal it, sign it acress the seal, and return it to the applicant. The applicant will submit it along with his or her completed application to the Graduate School. If you choose to send your letter directly to Fordham, please notify the applicant.
- Please write as candidly as possible about the applicant's qualifications and potential to carry out advanced studies in the field specified. Assess as well the candidate's promise of professional success. In evaluating such qualities as the applicant's motivation, intellect, creativity, discipline and maturity, please discuss both strenghts and weaknesses. If you can recall specific instances in which these qualities were revealed to you, this would be most helpful. If it is possible for you to compare this student with others you have recommended to Fordham's Graduate School, please do so.

How long and in what capacity have you known the applicant?__________________________

Please compare the applicant with others in your department who have gone on to graduate study.

Top 5% Top 10% Top 25% Top 50% Bottom 50% No Basis
for Judgement
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Scholarship _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
Writing Ability _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
Skill in Oral Discussion/Presentation _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
General Command of English Language _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
Emotional Maturity/Stability _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
Motivation _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
Overall Potential for Graduate Studies _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Signature _________________________________________________________________ Date ______________
Name (print or type)_________________________________________________________ Title ______________
Institution (Name, Address) ______________________________________________________________________
Telephone ________________________________________ Fax _______________________________________