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A letter of recommendation for a graduate school program is a “brief, written endorsement that details a person’s qualifications,” according to the University of Southern California.

On Thursday, Nov. 21, the University of Connecticut hosted an online event dedicated to teaching undergraduate students how to ask for and organize letters of recommendation. The event, which took ...

Examples of Effective Letters of Recommendation To understand what makes a recommendation effective, let's look at a few examples. An effective letter starts with a brief introduction of the ...

Requesting for a letter of recommendation can feel daunting sometimes, but you have to be objective about it. Asking for a recommendation means you are asking someone to promote your competencies ...

Last month I wrote what I believe was the last college recommendation letter I will ever write. That’s hard to fathom. For nearly 40 years, each fall has been organized around and consumed by ...

A letter of recommendation (LOR) is a way for employers or admissions to learn about you from an outside perspective, such as from a teacher, coach, boss, or someone that knows a lot about you and ...

In 2014, writer Julie Schumacher released a novel told entirely in letters of recommendation. Featuring a grasping academic protagonist desperate to maintain his professional standing, Dear Committee ...