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Letter of Support for John Lerner’s UCD Graduate Scholarship—page 2

In short, John is both scholarly and culturally entrenched, ambitious but not pretentious, self-

deprecating yet confident, forthright but unassuming, delightfully irreverent yet appropriately respectful—

a complex and whole human being. A recent discussion with him about his GPA crystallizes these traits:

“I have a 3.99-something GPA,” he smiled. “I got an A- in a one-credit skiing class. I’m glad, really.

Took the pressure off.”

Given the substantial two-year stipend of the UCD Graduate Scholarship and your express

request that recommenders voice their criticisms as well as their praise, I offer a few comments in that

regard. Clearly, I mean to give John Lerner the highest recommendation, but not so subjectively that my

opinion of him is varnished. I have known students with more concrete long-term goals than John has, I

have worked with better writers, and for all his academic accomplishment, John is still a slightly

withdrawn figure and at times the best in him needs to be coaxed forth. None of these issues, though,

keep me from considering him to be among the best, most admired students I have known in my teaching

career—a student on par with the award of a prestigious university scholarship.

Because of John’s obvious writing and scholarly talent and his proven high level of interest in

film, no student I have known would be more suited to thrive at the UCD School of Film, especially with

a scholarship to fund his first two years. Please do give him your considered attention.

Sincerely,

John Teacher

John Teacher, PhD

Instructor in Film Studies

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