A Guide to the Recommendation Service

Step 3. Select People to Write Evaluations

Most professional schools require academic evaluations. Most schools (including all law schools and the IU medical school) accept letters from professors and AI’s (however, some medical schools and health professions programs prefer or require that letters of recommendation be from professors rather than AI’s). Please meet with your HPPLC Advisor to discuss this issue. In general, evaluations should be from those who can comment in detail about such attributes as reasoning abilities, research skill, originality and creativity, communication skills, class performance, motivation, judgment, leadership and maturity. Letters that speak in generalities provide little assistance. Although no one person can comment on all of your qualities, taken together, your recommendations should give a comprehensive view of your qualifications.