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Letter of Recommendation : Do and Dont’s

By HSB 

College admission requires atleast 2 Letter of Recommendation (LOR ). Graduate Schools Admission committee evaluates the candidates credentials and reference letter plays an important role in that about what recommendation providers have said about you.

Some college requires LOR to be submitted online and I have seen graduate schools, requiring LOR to be sent via email directly to the graduate school or to specific department. Some graduate school have their own form (template) that has to be completed, instead of traditional LOR in letter form. Here what to include in LOR, and the right way to get the LOR for graduate school admission application.

The process is very simple, but it might be time consuming.

  1. Identify the person who is going to give recommendation letter
  2. Ask them to include details on your research skills, problem solving skills, team work, communication ( written and oral ), analytical ability, leadership, social skills, ..
  3. Get the LOR in the Referring Personal letter head, make sure you get it signed and if possible seal ( or Stamp )
  4. Put the LOR inside a cover ( envelop ) paste it and get sign on the Envelop joint. So, it will ensure, its not tampered.

Now, your recommendation letter is ready, here list of top 8 skills to include in reference letters. I have collected sample recommendaition letter from current students in U.S. I will be posting in few days time. If you like to be notified by email, subscribe to email updates.

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  3. Letter of Recommendation Examples and Samples
  4. (Updated)Letter of Recommendation that gets Graduate School Admission
  5. Poor Letter of Recommendation – Example

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30 Responses to “Letter of Recommendation : Do and Dont’s”
  1. Astha says:

    I am doing my final year biotechnology in India, I am planning for a research degree in U.S , Can u please send me statement of purpose samples and referance letter samples for applying for scholarships and universities my field of interest is stem cell research
    Eagerly waitig for ur reply

  2. sasidhar says:

    hey can u send me sample rocs and sops……… plz……..

  3. Ahmed Elserafy says:

    please could you email me some samples of letter of recommendations and statement of purpose for applying to a master’s of architecture graduate program?

    Appreciate your help,

    Ahmed

    • easwaran says:

      mr.ahamed
      sop sample is here in this blog
      if you search for it you will find it
      wishing you good luck friend
      cheers
      easwaran

  4. Rachel Le says:

    HI,

    I am applying for the master in accountancy program. I have 2 years experience in auditing. Can you please send me sample of Statement of purpose and Letter of recommendations?

    Thank you

  5. ramandeep says:

    Sir my gre score is 1520. i am in b pharmacy 4th yr. i wish to apply for integrated phd or phd in U S . could you suggest me some universities.

  6. Shmruthi says:

    Hi…!!! I am doing my B.Tech in Information Technology in a reputed Institution.. I am planning to take up M.S in one of the top 10 universities.. I still have two more years to go n I ve already started my GRE prep… Pls mail me some sample SOP and LOR to get an idea… Thanks!!

  7. jaidheesh says:

    i m currently finished doin my Btech in mechanical engg. and i planning to do Msc. Can u plz mail me the type of LOR which will be the best in my case.

  8. RAHUL says:

    i am currently doing my graduation in civil engineering from WEST BENGAL i would like to do research in earthquake engineering is there any scope in JAPAN PLEASE REPLY

  9. weston says:

    hello
    kindly plz mail me as many LoR(mechanical engineering) and SOP as soon as possible.urgently needed

  10. RAHUL says:

    Hii. can u pls send me d sample recommendation letters or templates for applying to universities..(as i need from the scientist under whom i am doing project work) . Thanx in advance..

  11. Johnny says:

    I am doing my final year biotechnology in India, I am planning for a research degree in U.K , Can u please send me statement of purpose samples and referance letter samples for applying for scholarships and universities my field of interest is molecular biology, stem cell research and neuroscience.

  12. Ripon Kumar Adhikary says:

    Sir,
    I am a fisheries graduate.I want to apply for postgraduate schoilarship in my field.How can I get a recommendation letter for my goal?
    Ripon Kumar Adhikary
    Dept. of Fisheries Management
    Bangladesh Agricultural university
    Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
    Email Add: riponku@yahoo.com
    Ph: +8801911 969016

  13. sujatha says:

    I am trying to apply M.S in specialeducation please send good sop for me. idid B.Ed in mental retardation.

  14. jyotsana says:

    hi…m jyotsana…i’v just completed my B. Tech in Biotechnology…cud u plz mail me a sample of letter of recommendation for Biotechnolog…thnx in advance

  15. keerthi says:

    hiiii ppl….please mail me some sample’s of letter of recommendation…

  16. saidaiah yechuri says:

    plz send me the sample recommendation letters

  17. Arjun says:

    i wish to apply for MS in Biotechnology to US universities.plz provide with some good LORs.

  18. mitesh says:

    reccos for phramacy admin…plssss

  19. rajesh says:

    hello plz do in efavour for me,kindly plz send me all the Samples of lor’s so that i can find out soem valuable information and more than that a proffesional look is very important which i will get from those lor’s

  20. akshit says:

    hey,
    i m currently doin my 4th of Btech and i wanna apply for a PhD course in Biotech.
    Can u plz mail me the type of LOR which will be the best in my case.

  21. Deb says:

    Hi,
    Can any one of you give me some idea regarding research and project expossure.
    Actually I have doen my B.Tech in Metallurgy and Materials engg, and I am an applicant for MS in Materials science for Fall, 2009 session. During my engennering , I had participated in one project only. Considering the fact that I don’t have good project exposure, will it hamper my chances of getting admission and sholarship in graduate schhol in the US, even if I make a decent score in GRE?

  22. Deb says:

    Hi Raghu,
    It would be great help if you kindly provide some sample letter of recommendations. If it is not a standard template provided by the university, then should it be simple hand written LOR, or computer print out. Should I make individual fields point wise, like, 1. research area, 2. analytical and problem solving skill, 3. communication skills etc, and get these fields filled by the respective professors.
    Please provide a standard sample LOR.
    Thanks!
    Debartha

  23. sakshi says:

    sir can u just tell me the format for recommendation letters as i am very confused an not able to convey to my university abt it..kindly help me as i am in need

  24. Raghu says:

    @shawn: I don’t have any sample letter of recommendation, but schools have their own form. You can use them as guidance.

  25. shawn says:

    My daughter Sun Jing is going to apply for a MS in accountancy in USA.
    She is a Chinese, just graduated from university in China. Her major was inport and export. Please send me some samples of recommendation.

    Appreciate your help,

    Shawn

  26. Anna says:

    please email me some samples of letter of recommendations to a school program applications for a former coworker…thanks!

  27. SAMI says:

    please mail me some letter of recommendation for my graduate program

  28. daphne says:

    I would like to help my daughter to change school becuase my husband the job relocation . please kinldy assist to draft a letter.

  29. Amit says:

    hey please mail me some sample’s of letter of recommendation…
    its very urgent…
    I hope you can understand…
    Thanks

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