Letter of Recommendation Example

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[sender’s name]

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[today’s date]
[recipient’s name]
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Dear [recipient’s name]: or To Whom it May Concern:

It is my pleasure to recommend Jane Doe for admission to [name of program] at [name of university]. I am a fifth-year Ph.D. student at the University of California, Berkeley. I came to know Jane when I was her Graduate Student Instructor for Philosophy 111: Ethical Relativism, taught by Professor John Smith. The course comprised [short description of course]. Jane distinguished herself by submitting an exceptionally well researched and interesting project on ethical practices in ancient Greece. I would rank her in the top 2% of students that I have taught in the past five years in respect of her writing ability and research skills.
 

Overall, Jane 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, as well as 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 teamwork 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. Not only was she interested in and motivated to learn the material, but she also 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, initiative, and 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,
[sender’s signature]
[sender’s name and title]

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In each paragraph, you should include at least one excellent characteristic and also an example for proving it.

for example 

dila has a high motivation in learning. 

Why are you certain about that? 

What is the prove of it?

SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OF THE LETTER

Dear Selection Committee,

Paragraph one (introduction)

In this paragraph, you should include what is the reason for writing the letter, how you know the recommended person 

• I am writing to recommend (.name) for your program.
• I am writing a letter on behalf of (the person's name), an international studies student at (university) who is applying for the (program).
• I am writing this letter to give my highest possible recommendation for (name).
• It is my pleasure to recommend (name) for admission to [name of program] at [name of university]
• I am (name)’s co-advisor for her/his honors thesis and she has enrolled in several of my classes.
• I came to know Jane when I was her Graduate Student Instructor for (subject) I know (name) through his work in my laboratory
• (name) first approached me ( number ) years ago about the possibility of work in my laboratory for a summer
•  I know (nm because he worked in my lab for one summer.
• To get straight to the point, Janet is, without a doubt, one of the strongest undergraduate students I have had the pleasure of working at Mythic University.
• In summary, I recommend Mr. Smith for your program. 
• Overall, I would strongly recommend Mr. Smith for a position in your program.

Talking about intelligence

• Overall, Jane is highly intelligent and has good analytical skills.
• Her overall intelligence is also reflected in her grades for the course, which was by far the best in the class.

Talking About Determination/willingness

• We outlined a scope of work to be completed, and he successfully completed that work in the time required. He put in extra hours as necessary in order to meet specific deadlines that I set. 
• He asked good questions and appeared intelligent.  He then went to the library and found many papers on the subject and read them carefully.  He did this independently - I did not ask him to do this.
• He also put in many long hours.  He worked as hard as my best graduate student.

Talking About Skill 

• Students were required to .......... and to develop and argue for their own ethical views with regard to the issue in question. (Name) was the is efficient in applying the course material in analyzing the problem situations.
• (name) demonstrated the ability to work independently with great creativity and enthusiasm.
• (name) excelled in each one of these areas.

Talking About Personality

• At a personal level, Jane is a well disciplined, industrious student with a pleasant personality
• Throughout the course, (name) demonstrated great perseverance and initiative.
• He was diligent in his work, and he completed all assignments.
• (name) is a personable young person, and it was a pleasure to have him in the lab.
• He seemed to work well with the other student, and I found him very personable.

Teamwork Skill

• I teamed him up with another student to work on the project.
• I teamed Mr. Smith with another student to work on a project involving ........ The project included

Talking About Motivation

• Not only was she interested in and motivated to learn the material, but she also put great work into assimilating it to her own experience and developing her own ideas about each ethical topic that we discussed. 
• I was quite impressed at his motivation and independence

Bridging 

• 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. 
• Jane is unquestionably an exceptional candidate for graduate study in ..... suggests that she would greatly benefit from the opportunities for intellectual development provided b a sustained period of graduate study.
• She has proven herself to have the perseverance, initiative, and intellectual creativity necessary to complete an advanced graduate degree

Paragraph Five (conclusion)

• If I can be of any further assistance, or provide you with any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. 

Helping sentences:

• During her study, Siti Fadhillah demonstrated