CANDID APPRAISAL

To the applicant: This form should be given to professors who are able to evaluate your graduate
study.

Name of
Applicant:
(Last Name) (First Name) (Middle Name)

Degree sought: (Please check) MA MS PhD

MAM MOE Others

Proposed Major
Field:

To the evaluator: Your recommendation will be considered confidential. Please return directly to the college
where the degree sought is offered.

RECOMMENDATION

1. How long have you known the applicant and in what capacity?

___________ As his/her professor ___________________ years

___________ As his/her research adviser ___________________ years
___________ As his/her employer/supervisor ___________________ years
___________ Others (Please specify) ___________________ years

2. In what subjects/courses was the applicant enrolled in any of your classes?

_________________________________________________________________________
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3. Please describe the applicant’s potential in pursuing a graduate program.

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4. Please rate the applicant on the following characteristics in comparison with your other
students with approximately the same amount of experience and training:

NO BASIS
UPPER UPPER UPPER UPPER UPPER LOWER
CHARACTERISTICS FOR
2% 5% 10% 25% 50% 50%
JUDGMENT
1.Intellectual capacity
2. Desire to
achieve/ambition
3. Potential for success
in major field
4. Emotional Maturity
5. Enthusiasm
6. Initiative
7. Resourcefulness
8. Responsibility
9. Carefulness in work
10. Originality
Ingenuity
11. Ability to work
with others
12. Ability to adjust in
new situations
13. Leadership qualities
14. Written expression
skills
15. Oral expression
skills

5. Please indicate the strength of your overall endorsement and your expectations of the
performance of the applicant in graduate study.

Indicator MA/ MS PhD

Outstanding (Upper 5%)
Above Average (Upper 15%)
Satisfactory (Upper 25%)
Satisfactory with some reservations
Marginal
Unsatisfactory

Your Name, Position and Address:

_________________________________________________ _______________________________
Signature
_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________ ________________________________
Date

Thank you for completing this appraisal form.

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