Recommendation Letter

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The Human Sciences Undergraduate Degree Program, Osaka University

RECOMMENDATION LETTER COVER SHEET

This portion to be completed by the applicant


INSTRUCTIONS TO THE APPLICANT
Please write down your name, your date of birth and the date of graduation and provide it to your recommender. The recommender
must complete this cover letter and place it with their recommendation letter in a sealed envelope and sigh it across the seal. You need
to get two recommendation letters and send thes unopened with other application documents.

Applicant Name
Family name/ Surname First name Middle name

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yy) Date of Graduation (mm/dd/yy)

This portion to be completed by the recommender


INSTRUCTIONS TO THE RECOMMENDER
Please place this cover sheet together with your letter of recommendation in an envelope, seal it, sign it across the seal and return it to
the applicant. We greatly appreciate your assistance in our evaluation of this applicant.

Recommender’s Name Position or Title


Institution Name Email Address
How long have you known the applicant?
Signature Date (mm/dd/yy)

Items to consider when writing your reference: please print your recommendation letter onto institutional
letterhead, sign, date and attach to this sheet.
 Please comment on the performance of the applicant for any courses where you have taught him/her.
 In your opinion, how well do the applicant’s skills and interests fit with our international program in the School
of Human Sciences, Osaka University?
 Please comment on the applicant’s readiness to study at a leading research university in Japan?
 Please comment on the applicant’s key weaknesses or areas for improvement

1. Using as a base of comparison other students you have taught at this level, please indicate your evaluation of this
applicant’s ability by checking the appropriate boxes.

WELL ABOVE ABOVE


OUTSTANDING EXCELLENT SATISFACTORY AVERAGE
AVERAGE AVERAGE
TOP 1% TOP 5% Top 30% ~30%
Top 10% Top 20%

Academic performance
Oral communication ability
Written communication ability
Problem solving skills
Leadership skills
Teamwork skills
Emotional intelligence
Resilience
(Ability to adapt to new situations etc.)

2. Please indicate the strength of your overall recommendation of this student for this program by checking the
appropriate box.
□Highly recommended □Recommended □Recommended with Reservations □Not recommended

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