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Why those recommendation form checkboxes are meaningless
Choosing the next graduate class is one of the most important things we do besides choosing new faculty. We have a fairly typical application form with two essays by the student, three recommendations by faculty that know them, standardized test … Continue reading
Posted in Graduate school, Recommendations
Tagged bias, inability to judge, intellectual merit, recommendations, Social science
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A rant on letters of recommendation that include passwords and check boxes
This is the time of year we write letters of recommendation. If you have a lot of students, you may be writing a lot of letters. Each student will need several letters. We generally use the same letter for different … Continue reading
