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Cornell University- Recommendations

Instructions

Two letters of recommendation must be submitted from faculty members acquainted with your work in the major area of study. If that work occurred more than three years ago, or if such letters are not obtainable because of circumstances beyond your control, recommendations from those familiar with your professional performance are acceptable. Forms for recommendations are provided with these application materials. You can photocopy the forms if necessary. You should ask each recommender to enclose the recommendation form in an envelope, seal the envelope, sign it across the seal, and return it to you to be submitted, unopened, with the other application materials. (If the recommender prefers, the letter can be sent directly to the Law School; however, applications received with the recommendations are processed more quickly.) Under U.S. federal legislation, enrolled students have access to letters of recommendation. If you want to waive your right of access, you can do so by signing the appropriate statement on the recommendation form. (If a form is not available, you can waive the right of access by submitting the following written statement to the recommender: “I hereby waive my right of access, under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, to this letter of recommendation in regard to my application for admission to Cornell Law School. I understand that this letter will be used by the Law School only in its procedures relative to admission and fellowship awards.” This statement must be signed and dated by the applicant and attached to the letter of recommendation. Your decision on whether to waive your right of access will not infl uence our admission decision, but it might be important to your recommenders. You should discuss the matter with them.)

Recommendation Form

Applicant: Complete this section (please type or print). Then give this form and a self-addressed letter-size envelope to the person whom you have asked to recommend you. When that person returns the sealed envelope to you, include it with your other application materials.

Applicant’s name:__________________________________________________________________________________________

U.S. Social Security No. (if any): ________________________________ LSAC Identifi er: _____________________________

Date of birth:_____________________________

In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, you may waive your right to inspect this

recommendation by signing the statement below.

❏ I hereby waive my right of access to this recommendation. ___________________________________________________

Recommender: Thank you for assisting us with our admission process. You insights on this applicant to our LL.M. program are important aspects of his or her application. This recommendation will remain confi dential during the admission process and will be used by the Law School only in its procedures relative to admission and fellowships. If the applicant has not waived the right of access to your recommendation, it will become accessible to the student only if he or she enrolls in the Law School.

In the table below, please compare this applicant with one of the following (check one):

Please write candidly about the applicant on the other side of this form, or attach a separate letter. It is very helpful to us if you indicate how long and in what capacity you have known the applicant. Beyond that, we appreciate any thoughts you would like to offer on the applicant’s suitability for advanced legal studies, as well as his or her promise of professional success. If possible, please indicate the applicant’s rank in classes taken from you and discuss both strong and weak aspects of his or her abilities.

Signature: ______________________________________________________ ______________ Date:________________________

Name:_____________________________________________________________ Title:__________________________________

Institution:________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please enclose the completed recommendation in a sealed envelope and sign it across the seal. Return the signed, sealed envelope to the applicant. If you do not want to return the recommendation to the applicant, you may send it directly to Cornell Law School,

LL.M./J.S.D. Admissions, Myron Taylor Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4901, U.S.A.

Academic performance

Native intelligence (e.g., analytical powers, rigor of thought, critical faculty, reasoning ability)

Writing ability

Motivation for advanced studies

Judgment and maturity

Top 2% Top 5% Top 10% Top 50% Bottom 50%

❏ Students from your institution who have gone on to graduate programs

❏ Current students in his

or her graduating class

❏ Other:________________________

No basis for

judgment

last (family) fi rst middle

signature date

name address

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