Nursing Department

November 28, 2014

November 28, 2014
To whom it may concern:
I am pleased to provide a letter of recommendation for Melanie Goo, who is currently a nursing student within the
Associate in Science Degree in Nursing (ADN) Program at Kapiolani Community College with an anticipated
graduation in December 2014.
As the counselor for the KCC Nursing Department, I've had the privilege of assisting Ms. Goo for the past three
years, when she began to enroll in pre-nursing courses at KCC in Summer 2011 and was subsequently accepted into
the KCC ADN Program in Spring 2013. As the nursing department counselor and having worked with many
students, I've greatly admired Ms. Goo's thoughtful perseverance as she worked diligently to complete the nursing
program's admissions requirements. As a pre-nursing student, while completing the prerequisite and co-requisite
courses for the KCC nursing program, Ms. Goo maintained an exemplary 3.44 grade point average (based on a 4.0
grade point system).
Ms. Goo is at currently in the final semester within the KCC ADN Program, ultimately enrolled in NURS 360
Health and Illness III (9 credits) and NURS 362 Professionalism in Nursing II (1 credit). Throughout the past
three semesters, while enrolled in the KCC ADN Program, Ms. Goo has maintained an extraordinary 3.88 grade
point average (based on a 4.0 grade point system). She has received excellent feedback and remarks as part of the
final evaluations for the clinical practicum segments within her nursing courses.
Demonstrating leadership and in an effort to recognize the accomplishments of her graduating class, Ms. Goo has
served as a member of the Fall 2014 ADN Graduation Planning Committee, ultimately volunteering her time and
energies to planning for the graduation ceremony scheduled on December 17, 2014.
Ms. Goo has also shared that after graduating from the KCC ADN Program, and while also preparing for the
NCLEX-RN licensure exam, she plans to continue her pursuit of a baccalaureate degree in nursing at the University
of Hawaii at Mnoa starting in the Spring 2015 semester
If you have any additional questions regarding Ms. Goo, please feel free to contact me at 808.734.9274 or
wesly@hawaii.edu.
Sincerely,

Wesly T. Maekawa
Wesly T. Maekawa, M.Ed.
Counselor