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Recommendation letter for a student

A professor's letter built on specific evidence. Works for the referee writing it, or for the student drafting it for the referee to edit and sign.

Your brief

Draft language

Type your details in Arabic or English. Your draft is written in English.

Who is writing?

Many professors ask the student for a first draft. Either way, the referee edits and signs the letter.

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Specific things: a grade and rank, a project and its result, a moment that shows how the student works. Specific examples are what make a letter strong.

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How the student compares with others, and how strongly the referee recommends them. Only the referee can say this; a student drafting the letter should leave it empty.

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Length

Uses up to 400 words of your plan. Only the words actually written are counted.

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What you will get

A longer letter recommending your student for their application, built on specific evidence.

Your draft

Your draft will appear here. You can edit it or open it in the editor.

What the admissions committee looks for

  1. How the referee knows the student: the role, the course or project, and how long. This sets how much the letter weighs.
  2. Specific evidence: a project, a result, a moment that shows how the student thinks and works.
  3. An honest comparison ("among the best five of the 200 students I have taught") when the referee can make one.
  4. A clear closing recommendation and the referee's full contact details.
  5. If the student drafts it: facts the referee saw, in the referee's voice. The referee edits, approves and signs it; the student never submits it.

Recommended workspace settings

Mode
Academic
Emotion
Balanced
Vocabulary
Standard
Length
Balanced
The whole pack: Research & academia

Prefer to write it yourself?

Start from the outline

The outline opens in the workspace with the recommended settings. Replace each [bracket] with your own words, then rewrite it.

[Date]Dear Admissions Committee,I am glad to recommend [student's full name] for [programme or position] at [university].[How you know them: your role, the course or project, the dates, and how many students you have taught or supervised.][Evidence 1: a specific piece of work and its result: what they did, how, and what it showed about them.][Evidence 2: another example, of a different quality: initiative, persistence, teamwork, helping others learn.][Comparison: how they rank among the students you have taught. Only what you can honestly say.][Closing: your recommendation, without reservation if that is true, and an offer to answer questions.]Sincerely,[Referee's name][Title, department, university][Email and phone]
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A finished example

Read a complete one, written from a brief like yours, with notes on why each part works.