A Letter of Recommendation
plays a vital role in the application process for Overseas
Education as it verifies the claims that the applicant makes and
proves the validation to the admissions committee. A LOR must be
unique and different from another person’s and not plagiarized from
any other sources as that is considered unethical. The LOR also helps
the committee to learn more about the applicant which may not be
reflected in their grades, from those who have taught the coursework
and are experts in their fields and also from supervisors or
coworkers in the professional setting as a face to face interview is
not possible for the wide range of applicants with the universities.
Usually,
an applicant advised to get 2-3 LORs as it mandatory for the
application. Depending on the referee, the letter has to be printed
on the letterhead of the respective organization and it is imperative
that the applicant and referee share a relationship either in a
professional or academic capacity.
A
few guidelines to follow are listed below:
Professor/
Department Head/ Principal:
To
study abroad,
while approaching your
professor for a letter of Recommendation, the student has to remember
to mention the purpose of the LOR. The referee will then write the
letter based on personal and professional aspects.
A
few points that must be mentioned in a LOR are:
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How many years has the professor taught the student?
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What are the different subjects or courses that the professor taught?
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Mention the grades and score specifically as they are very important
to the application.
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Are there any special projects that the student has undertaken and
how was the performance is the mentioned project?
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Any special efforts or impromptu efforts taken by the student in the
project work?
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How was the student’s conduct both academically in class and
attendance?
Professional:
A
professional Letter of Recommendation is an essential part of the
application for degrees that have work experience as a requirement.
These are usually graduate programs like MBA. In a professional LOR,
the important elements that have to be included are:
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How many years has the applicant been working at this company?
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What is the job role and other responsibilities?
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How was the performance of the applicant in the organization?
And
many more points.
A
letter of recommendation has to be submitted online and in a soft
copy format. Paper based letters may be submitted but it becomes
inconvenient to risk loss of physical documents during postage.
For
educational letters of recommendation, it is advisable to get a
recommendation from either of the three, Professor/Head of
Department/Principal or even all. Educators at this post usually hold
greater reputations.
For
a professional recommendation, the letter has to be given by the
student’s current or previous employer. The referee should also be
someone who has had a direct interaction or been incharge of the
applicant.
Every
letter of recommendation must be printed on the letterhead of the
respective organization. For educational recommendations, the letter
has to be on the letterhead of the school or college or institute.
For professional recommendations, the letters have to be printed on
the letterhead of the respective organization.
The
letters of recommendation have to be dated or else they will be
disqualified from the application. The letters have to be signed in
ink and not a stamped signature by the reference. All letters have to
be submitted at least 1 month before the first university deadline.
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