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IowaStateRecommendation Form

This recommendation form is for Amanda Sheppard, who is applying to the counseling and cognitive psychology programs at Iowa State University. The recommender, who has known Amanda for over 5 years as a student and research assistant, rates her in the 80th percentile or higher for traits like motivation, knowledge of psychology, and communication skills. The recommender recommends Amanda without reservation for graduate study and highlights in a supplementary letter additional strengths to consider for her application.

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IowaStateRecommendation Form

This recommendation form is for Amanda Sheppard, who is applying to the counseling and cognitive psychology programs at Iowa State University. The recommender, who has known Amanda for over 5 years as a student and research assistant, rates her in the 80th percentile or higher for traits like motivation, knowledge of psychology, and communication skills. The recommender recommends Amanda without reservation for graduate study and highlights in a supplementary letter additional strengths to consider for her application.

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RECOMMENDATION FORM

Department of Psychology Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011-3180

Applicant's Name (Last, first, middle) Amanda Sheppard Recommender's Name (Last, first, middle) Click here to enter text.
Program 1st choice Program 2nd choice ____ Cognitive ____ Cognitive

__x__ Counseling __x__ Counseling

____Social ____Social

To the applicant: Please complete the information requested above and provide this form to the person serving as a reference by attachment via email. Because persons serving as references may provide us with more useful and candid information if their recommendations are confidential, we ask that you consider signing or typing your name and date to the waiver below. This decision, however, is yours to make freely and independently. I waive my rights to ever review this form and any accompanying letter. __X__Yes ____No. (If Yes, please type or sign your name and date)

Amanda Sheppard Signature or typed

10/17/2011 Date

To the recommender: If the above waiver is not signed or typed, this sheet and any supplementary letter will be shown to the applicant upon his or her request. The person named above is applying for admission into the indicated program in the Department of Psychology at Iowa State University. We would appreciate your candid evaluation of the applicant's qualifications for graduate study in the indicated area. Please complete this form and attach a separate narrative evaluation. 1. 2. 3. How long have you known the applicant?

How well do you know the applicant? ____ Casually ____ Fairly well ____Very well Please check all of the student roles in which you have observed the applicant. advisee research assistant student in class(es) other (specify teaching assistant

4.

In comparison to other graduating seniors you have known, at what percentile would the applicant be on each of the dimensions below? Please indicate your percentile rating, 1 (lowest) to 99 (highest), in the space to the left of each characteristic. Write "NA" for dimensions that you are not able to rate. Basic intellectual ability Motivation & persistence Knowledge of psychology Analytic reasoning Creativity and imagination Written communication skills Oral communication skills Computer skills Interpersonal skills Initiative Independence Responsibility Emotional stability & maturity Overall potential as a researcher Overall potential as teacher Overall potential as a practitioner

5. Please place an "X" in the appropriate space on the scale below to indicate the strength of your overall endorsement of this student for graduate study in his or her chosen area in psychology? | | | | | | | | | | |

Not Recommended

Recommended with reservation

Recommended without reservation

Highly recommended

6.

Please clarify your ratings and/or comment on additional strengths or weaknesses that we should be aware of to fairly and effectively review this student's application for admission into our department. Please attach a supplementary letter for this purpose.

Name Position Address

Telephone

Please return by January 2 for Ph.D. applicants. Please email this completed form and your supplementary letter as attachments to: [email protected]. Please provide the applicants last name, program and LOR in the email subject line.

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