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andra is not only an excellent student, ,ut she is also personally deli"htful. he is as comforta,le with herself as she is en"a"in", pleasant, and humorous. As I "ot to know andra o)er the semes% ter, I ,ecame only more impressed ,y the wide ran"e of her a,ili% ties6and ,y her modesty a,out them. he is an accomplished musi% cian and scientist, ,oth of which she does with a passion rare in under"raduates. I wholeheartedly recommend andra as a prospecti)e medical school student. In fact, I can think of few students whom I would recommend as hi"hly. he will add a "reat deal to any incomin" medical school class. I can also en)ision andra as a hi"hly compe% tent and carin" doctor someday, which I say as a hi"h compliment indeed. 7lease contact me if there is anythin" else I can do on her ,ehalf. incerely,
7eter e)ers, 8.A. !raduate tudent Instructor *. For a "ood student whom you do not know well # January 2007 I am pleased to recommend 9atasha :incaid for admission to the 0eacher ;ducation 7ro"ram. 9atasha was my student in *iolo"y 210 <=ell *iolo"y>, and she pro)ed to ,e a model student. he is extremely conscientious a,out her work and a,out attendin" class and la,. *ecause of her hard work, she consistently scored in the top ten percent on all the exams and pro,lem sets. .er work demonstrates an attention to detail and an a,ility to inte"rate mate% rial to create lar"er frameworks for discussion. 9atasha made intelli"ent and insi"htful contri,utions durin" full% class discussion, ,ut it was in la, that her enthusiasm and teachin" a,ilities shone. After the first week, she ,ecame the leader of her la, "roup, and I would often see her patiently explainin" a procedure or a concept to her la, mates <and often those in the nei"h,orin" la, "roup as well?>. he took the initiati)e to or"ani3e and lead class re)iews ,efore the exams, and other students told me afterwards how helpful these sessions were.
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I ,elie)e that 9atashaBs stron" academic a,ilities and her clear dedi% cation to teachin" make her a )ery stron" candidate for the 0eacher ;ducation 7ro"ram. If there are any (uestions I can answer, please feel free to contact me.
=. For an a)era"e student C0 June 2007 I am pleased to write a letter of recommendation for !eor"e !ump as part of his application to dentistry school. As !eor"eBs instructor for 8ath 2C# < et 0heory>, I found him to ,e a conscientious and hardworkin" student. 0he course was not re(uired for !eor"eBs ma-orD he took it out of intellectual interest, and he approached the material with the same curiosity and determination that he applies in ,iolo"y and medicine. !eor"eBs work on the pro,lem sets and exams demonstrated careful attention to detail. .e was also a,le and willin" to articulate his (uestions a,out the more a,stract notions of set theory, a "enuine asset for many of his classmates and the class dynamic as a whole. !eor"e is an extremely persona,le youn" man who seems e(ually comforta,le with his peers and with faculty. .e has talked with me a,out his "oal of ,ecomin" a dentist, and I ha)e en-oyed seein" such enthusiasm in an under"raduate a,out a professional career. !eor"eBs commitment to the field and his hard work in pursuin" his "oals will ser)e him well in dentistry school. 7lease contact me if I can answer any further (uestions. incerely,