Fillable Recommendation Form printable pdf download

VERRAZANO SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION

FOR INCOMING FRESHMEN

RECOMMENDATION FORM

Applicant: Please complete the top portion before giving to your recommender.

Please note: At least one letter must be from a teacher who has taught you in a class. The other letter should also be

an academic reference or someone who can provide a strong evaluation for the criteria below. Recommendations

may not be written by a parent, guardian, or relative.

Student Name: _____________________________________________ Last four digits of SSN#: _____________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________

City: __________________________________ State: ________________ Zip Code: _______________________

_____ I waive the right to view this recommendation form (provide an envelope to the recommender)

_____ I do not waive the right to view this recommendation form.

Signed: __________________________________________________ Date: ______________________________

RECOMMENDER INSTRUCTIONS: The student named above is applying to The Verrazano School, a selective

undergraduate honors program at the College of Staten Island/CUNY. Admissions decisions are based on academic

performance, SAT and/or ACT test scores, application, personal statement, and letters of recommendation. All items

must be received on time for the applicant to be considered. The priority deadline for fall is February 1.

Please provide a typed evaluation on school/official letterhead of the academic performance of the student named

above. Please give your overall assessment of this student's potential for participation in an academic program that

stresses high achievement and rigorous scholarship. Please evaluate the candidate, commenting on strengths and

weaknesses and scholarship potential related to the following criteria:

1. Oral and Written Expression: clarity, self‐confidence, frequency of classroom participation, skill in

argumentation, style.

2. Reasoning/Problem‐Solving Ability

3. Participation and Leadership: classroom, school, community.

4. General sense of Responsibility: completion of requirements, independent projects, independent

pursuit of interests.

5. Additional comments: Overall reactions to student.

If the student has waived the right to see your comments, please enclose this form and the recommendation letter

in an envelope and sign across the seal. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call us at (718)

982‐4171 or email us at verrazano@csi.cuny.edu. Your help and candor are very much appreciated.

To be completed by the recommender: (please type or print)

Name:__________________________________________ Relationship to Applicant: ________________________

Email: ________________________________________ Phone: (_________) ________ ‐ ____________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________

City: _______________________________________________ State: ____________________ Zip: ______________

Signature: __________________________________________ Date: ___________________________

Recommendation Form