Letter of Recommendation Examples and Samples

by HSB on October 15, 2008

in Recommendation Letter

I collected few sample recommendation letters from current students in U.S. It’s usually good idea to provide rough draft of your letter of recommendation to the professor or lecturer from whom you plan to get recommendation.

But, before you continue this article, I strongly suggest to read Letter of Recommendation - Do’s and Don’ts.

If you don’t provide the outline, some professors or manager might not have any clue on what to write about you. So, giving input to them and explain how you want and what topics to include. Make sure LOR goes in accordance to what you write in Statement of purpose. If LOR explains about your leadership skills, try to include more details about that in your statement of purpose [ sample sops ]

Someone asked me -

Does it matter from whom we get letter of recommendation i.e. professor, assistant professor or lecturer, maybe manager?

Yes, it does matter a lot. If the professor is know for his research, then it will help to get admission and almost everyone writes the person they are recommending, as their favorite student. So, for Universities to recognize the value recommendation letters, designation of the person plays an important role.

Free Letter of Recommendation

I asked few of my friends and family members to share their recommendation letters and any letter of recommendation samples they had collected. And I was able to get few of them.

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  4. Free Letter of Recommendation Example

More Samples Recommendation Letters

I have listed 4 samples reference letters here, that will help you create a template and give it to your professor or anyone who is giving you recommendation, but don’t copy the exact ones. Try to get the idea and use it to your situation.

Some Universities do provide templates in pdf format and also accept the ones we submit. If colleges have reference letter template, then find what skills they are looking for and try to include them in your recommendation letter.

I have 14 more recommendation letter samples with me. Subscribe to email updates, so you will be notified when more sample lor templates are posted.

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  3. 10 Criteria For Writing Effective Recommendation Letter
  4. Top 8 Skills in Recommendation Letter for Graduate School
  5. Poor Letter of Recommendation – Example
  6. Recommendation Letter is More Valuable than SOP?

{ 89 comments… read them below or add one }

1 jaymin pancholi August 24, 2010 at 12:11 PM

hi hsb…

i am jaymin. can you please send me the samples of lor and sop to my mail. please its urgent.

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2 Maggie August 17, 2010 at 11:14 PM

I am an intern now ,and I will apply to graduate school. Do you have any recommendation letters as a manager?
Thank you very much.

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3 ainala praveen August 15, 2010 at 1:56 AM

i would like to get examle letters

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4 Chanda kunda August 10, 2010 at 11:16 AM

hello everyone,

can someone send a sample of motivation letter for a masters degree programme. thanking you in advance

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5 HITENDRA NEGI July 18, 2010 at 11:24 PM

can u send me the LOC for biotechnology field???

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6 karem July 7, 2010 at 11:58 AM

Hello, I used to write various letter of recommendation, I will like to know other technqiue for writting them.

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7 kranthi June 30, 2010 at 5:19 AM

please send me some recommendation letters for electronices please help meeeeeeeeeeeee it urgent

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8 Arun July 23, 2010 at 1:16 AM

hey girl, it ain’t easy to get a fully furnished letter, u have to put ur work in it. anyway for example mail me will help in the way i can, all the best for ur future.

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9 Saul June 25, 2010 at 11:51 AM

Hi everyone I am looking to do Master in Computer Science in a Canadian university, does anyone has an example for a recommendation letter or a Statement of Purpose ?.

Thanks in advance.

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10 cute June 20, 2010 at 6:20 AM

every people in this world,,,,,,,,,,,having many difference talent”””not all people can do everything,,,,,either she/he is perfect…

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11 ngzille June 15, 2010 at 7:03 PM

hello, i really dont know how a recommendation letter should look. could u pls send me some samples thanks

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12 Malamapati mahalakshmi May 21, 2010 at 7:56 AM

Respectes sir,

I am Malampati Mahalakshmi.I have done my post graduation and er ready to apply for my PhD when i approached my lecturer regarding the recommendation letter she asked me to get a format regarding that so i kindly request you to send me some sample letters regarding this.

thanking you sir,

your”s obediently,
M.mahalakshmi

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13 Meredith May 8, 2010 at 4:48 PM

Could you please send me a LOR. I could use a good template to get ideas. Thank you!

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14 deepak May 5, 2010 at 9:35 AM

hello,
can any one say what is this letter of recommendation.. why does any one need LOR when they score good in GRE/TOEFL/GMAT or any competitive exams they need to take.. and from whom must any student take a LOR to get admitted into any university in USA..please do reply..

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15 tejas February 25, 2010 at 11:44 AM

Kindly request u to send some samples of LOR for my my medical school residency…

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16 swapnil February 16, 2010 at 12:46 AM

I have completed MSc by research in chemistry i want to apply for Phd abroad can you pleaze send me free samples of SOP for the same

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17 koshy john January 26, 2010 at 8:05 PM

Hi I am pursuing my final year electrical and electronics engineering,could u send me a few more LOR.thank u.

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18 Jack January 24, 2010 at 6:19 PM

Hello!
I’m undergraduate student of medical biotechnology. I’m trying to apply on some summer scholarships. I have an experience in molecular biology as a hereditary cancer reseracher and in stem cells research.
I’ll be thankfull if I obtain a letter of recomendation.

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19 Shawn September 1, 2010 at 1:08 PM

Hello frnd,when i come to khow that u completed ur program on molecular biotech. I m very much greatful to u.coz i m trying to apply in an m.sc programe on molecular biotech. In germany.bt i need a motivation letter.can u provide me it?thank you

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20 ajaz khan January 20, 2010 at 4:08 AM

plz send me as soon as Recommendation lette to me .as iam a student of electronic and communication engineering so plz send me sop and recommedatoin letter for applying scholarship

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21 chirag April 3, 2010 at 6:08 AM

hii….
ajaz,i have read your request on this site.

had you got your lor and sop for your purpose. i m also doin ec, so would u plz send it to me for my comfort .

if then thanx a lot

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22 Gelareh January 18, 2010 at 1:31 PM

Hi,

I have a problem in writing my Recommendation letter I want to cahnge my major from PHysics to GIS and RS.

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23 Tats January 8, 2010 at 10:38 AM

Hi,

i did my Btech from Utkal University and was working for Capagemini for 2 years. i want to appear GRE examination. i want to know about LOR and SOP ..As my lect and profs. are not much rennounded…how can i get a LOR from them. And again my company is a Europian company .. so how far my managers recomendation would help me out?

plz do reply me..

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24 Arjun December 26, 2009 at 9:20 AM

Could you provide me with sample SOPs for Msc in Finance..

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25 venkat November 7, 2009 at 12:45 AM

Its a very interesting website , i came across many useful things which i wanted to know . I liked many sop’s which i liked very much but i’m not able to copy them . I also want recommendation letter for biomedical engineering master’s . Plz do help me ..

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26 hanaz October 29, 2009 at 5:15 AM

pls send me sample of SOP for Msc in finance…………

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27 Nagima October 12, 2009 at 4:24 AM

could you send me the best recommandation letter for job

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28 merhawi October 10, 2009 at 3:30 AM

Hello,
this website is helpful and i like it. I am planning to study in UK. Would you kindly send me some LOR and SOP, please ? Thank you very much for your help.

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29 Echo October 8, 2009 at 2:39 AM

can you send me recommendation letter copy? Thx so much…

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30 Sravani September 28, 2009 at 11:16 AM

can u pls mail me some of the sample recos in ur website?…its urgent pls….they eill be of great help to me…

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31 swati September 12, 2009 at 1:34 PM

i request you to please send me some sample recos including sample reco from company …..thanks in advance

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32 swati September 12, 2009 at 1:33 PM

i request you to please send me the sample recos ..thanks in advance

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33 davinder pal singh September 2, 2009 at 3:20 AM

can you send me recommendation letter copy urgent

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34 James August 28, 2009 at 12:12 AM

could you please send me 2 or 3 sample LORs?

I’m applying for engineering school

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35 Ritika July 18, 2010 at 1:04 AM

kindly e mail me some sample LORs.i want to apply for ph.d. mathematics.

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36 ramandeep August 22, 2009 at 3:05 PM

kindly e mail me some sample LORs.i wish to apply to purdue university for phd pharmaceutics.

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37 AJAY July 31, 2009 at 6:14 AM

hey is it absoutely necessary to get LORs from ones college professors.Is it ok to get any one froom college prof and rest others from people in the industry under whom one has worked or done projects with?
please reply

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38 HSB July 31, 2009 at 7:22 AM

Ajay – We just answered your question at Who Should I Ask Letter of Recommendation , you will have to Premium Member to read the article.

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39 santhosh July 31, 2009 at 12:27 AM

hi i need some sample sop’s and lor’s,please post me a mail above two topics

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40 mahdieh June 15, 2009 at 3:50 PM

hello!
I need urgently some sop & cv samples for english literature . Could you please e mail me some ???

Thanks in advance!!

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41 jay July 17, 2009 at 9:32 PM

Have you heard of the internet? It is used for searching information.

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42 piero April 24, 2009 at 5:24 AM

I see a varied and animated debate following this article

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43 Bhavin April 6, 2009 at 2:10 AM

Hi… could you please send me some more recommendation letter samples. It would be highly appriciated. Thanks in advance

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44 Fanny Marron March 28, 2009 at 1:11 PM

hello!
I need urgently some recomendation samples. Could you please e mail me some ???

Thanks in advance!!

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45 Ann March 16, 2009 at 8:06 AM

Hi… could you please send me some more recommendation letter samples. It would be highly appriciated. Thanks in advance

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46 carol carey May 14, 2009 at 10:26 AM

I need an example letter of reference for a friend to send to the Bahamas Immigration. can you send me one?

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47 Sandeep Naval March 15, 2009 at 6:51 AM

hi can u plzz temme where and what quality of letter of recommandation does it really matters for stanford?

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48 HSB March 15, 2009 at 1:44 PM

@Sandeep – If you are applying for Stanford, eveyr aspect of your application matters. Just not the LOR.

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49 Sandeep Naval March 15, 2009 at 6:50 AM

hi i m appearin for ma gre this oct n wanna do ma MS in networking,can u plzz send me some sample SOP’S n ROC’S on ma mail id as fast as possible.
Thanking you.

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50 softcrazi March 7, 2009 at 2:31 AM

Hi, could you please send me some more recommendation letter samples. It would be highly appriciated. Thanks in advance

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51 Jonas Meier March 5, 2009 at 12:47 PM

Hi, could you please send me some more recommendation letter samples. It would be highly appriciated. Thanks in advance

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52 dinesh March 3, 2009 at 10:46 AM

hi im in need of reco and sop…so plz mail me some more samples…thanks in advance..

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53 Suni February 27, 2009 at 12:13 AM

hi…i read ur samples..de r very good n different 4m the sample reco letters given in most other websites or blogs.. thanx a lot.. wud appreciate if u cud send me more sample reco letters n SOPs…

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54 renuka February 24, 2009 at 7:53 AM

Hi Sir,

I did my M.Sc Bio-technology, I want to do M.S in U.S can u plz send me some LOR and SOP, thanks in advance.

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55 Elangovan.V August 24, 2010 at 3:22 AM

I am waiting you. Please take you me an your friend.

Thank you

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56 umair February 19, 2009 at 3:14 AM

i saw the samples, they r quite helpful. kindly, mail me the sample references and the SOPs. regards.

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57 narendhiran February 16, 2009 at 12:30 PM

hi..plz mail me too the sample reference letters n sop..i am applying for some u.k universities…

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58 Anusha Chaubey February 15, 2009 at 6:13 AM

i like your website very much its awesome……………..,i need your help plz send me good material for LOR and SOP,I have done graduation in biotechnology and i am going to Newzealand for POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN APPLIED SCIENCE. so plz send me soon ……..thank you.

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59 rashmi February 5, 2009 at 9:50 AM

good material for SOP.. however i would like to get sample sop for prospective MBA student…

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60 Patrick February 5, 2009 at 8:14 AM

I love your website. There are very informative for students like me wanted to pursue Master degree. It would be great if you could send me the rest of the LOR for my drafting purpose. Thank you so much.

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61 Ashwitha January 23, 2009 at 5:00 AM

Dear Sir,

Your tips for writing recommendation letters is very useful for students. Thanks for your efforts. I’m doing my final year of biotechnology
i would be really thankful if you send me LOR n SOP samples.

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62 Ashwitha January 22, 2009 at 12:27 PM

Dear Sir,

Your tips for writing recommendation letters is very useful for students. Thanks for your efforts. I’m doing my final year of biotechnology
i would be really thankful if you send me LOR n SOP samples.

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63 sira January 17, 2009 at 7:47 PM

can you please review my statement of purpose

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64 Gloria January 8, 2009 at 1:01 AM

kindly plz mail me as many recos and SOP as soon as possible.urgently needed

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65 sponger December 28, 2008 at 7:48 PM

pls send me some LOR and SOP samples, many thanks.

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66 dilshad December 20, 2008 at 12:25 AM

hi
you r doing great work 4 students. i wanna apply 4 US universities and in need of SOP and recommendation letters sample as soon as possible. i would be very thankful to you from your favour. thanks

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67 vignesh December 19, 2008 at 11:14 PM

i am pursuming my third year biotechnology
i will be very great ful if i receive the models & examples

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68 bishal December 19, 2008 at 10:16 PM

send me sample letters of recommandation

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69 Albert Turkson December 19, 2008 at 3:10 PM

I would very grateful if you could send me sample lor and sop

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70 Baviskar Subhash Hari December 14, 2008 at 11:54 AM

I have completed my B.E. ( Mech) in the year 2006 & presently working as soft ware Engg. In SAP in one of the reputed companies.
I want to do my further Master of science in 1. Engg. Management OR
2. Industrial Engg.
Can you please send me the Sample SOP & Recommandation Letter as guide line to prepare the same for me for above Masters Degree program admission.

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71 adhar jain December 11, 2008 at 1:50 AM

am apllyin for MS in vlsi field… Can u plz send me sample sops and recos

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72 Jacky December 6, 2008 at 6:07 AM

Hello, I am planning to study a master degree in UK. Would you kindly send me some LOR and SOP, please ? Thank you very much for your help.

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73 divya December 5, 2008 at 12:21 AM

i finished my graduation in architecture and lookin forward to pesue MS in architecture in US university.It would be greatlful if u can send me LOR and SOP’s(i came to know bout it only after visiting ur site thank u) for my field.which would help me proceed my application process thanking you.

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74 sarika sanap December 2, 2008 at 7:06 AM

I am mechanical design engineer wants to do MSC in mechanical engineering in UK university.
I am looking for SAMPLE RECOMMENDATION LATTER for msc admission.
Thanking you.

Regards,
sarika sanap.

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75 sarika sanap December 2, 2008 at 7:05 AM

I am mechanical design engineer wants to do MSC in mechanical engineering in UK university.
I am looking for

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76 jay July 17, 2009 at 9:34 PM

Looking for what?

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77 sudeep November 30, 2008 at 7:45 PM

can u please send me some sample sops for electrical engineering program.
thanks a lot in advance.

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78 sudeep November 30, 2008 at 7:41 PM

can u please send me some sample SOPs for an Electrical Engineering program. Thanks a lot in advance.

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79 Gina November 25, 2008 at 8:52 AM

i request you to send sample sop and sample recommendation….thanks in advance

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80 dana Zhou November 24, 2008 at 6:55 PM

Kindly please mail me some sample reco’s …. Thanks in advance.

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81 sahithi November 20, 2008 at 9:54 AM

hey.. can u mail me some sample reco’s.. thnks in advance..

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82 Gaurav Sharma November 16, 2008 at 10:02 PM

hey…can you please mail me the reccos. thanks a lot in advance

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83 jdjjl November 15, 2008 at 3:43 AM

I am a student from China. Please mail me other lor and sop samples. Thank you.

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84 avinash November 15, 2008 at 3:06 AM

hey…can you please mail me the reccos. thanks a lot in advance

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85 jay July 17, 2009 at 9:33 PM

Recommendation letters are from your professors or employers.

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86 achint arora November 8, 2008 at 12:48 PM

kindly plz mail me as many recos as soon as possible.urgently needed

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87 Sugar_Boy December 20, 2009 at 3:33 AM

Man… how sick people can be? I really wonder! Recommendation letters are suppose to be taken from ‘your’ professors or managers. Please people stop behaving like nuts. Try coming out from the world of plagiarism. Copying and pasting from various resources won’t help you in your career. Be innovative and most importantly “BE WHAT YOU ARE!”

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88 Jack January 25, 2010 at 6:08 PM

It’s nice to know that somewhere in the world are people, who writes letters of recomendation for theirs students or employees… In my life nobody and never want to do this job for me, never.

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89 vivek pandey October 26, 2008 at 5:32 AM

Kindly Please mail me everything mean the lor and sample sop as soon as possible.

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