What Are The Consortium Letter of Recommendation Prompts?

Author: Carrie 

The Consortium awards merit-based, full-tuition fellowships to top MBA candidates who have a proven record of promoting inclusion in school, in their jobs or in their personal lives. We recently covered The Consortium essay prompts and application deadlines for 2020 – 2021, including highlights of a few of our client’s Consortium success stories. Now, we are covering The Consortium letter of recommendation prompts. 

While this prompt is for The Consortium’s letter of recommendation, the prompt is also helpful for applicants to other graduate school programs. Letters of recommendation should be drafted by people who know you well, and can speak to your strengths. 

Note: Be sure to verify the letter of recommendation details on The Consortium website, as details can change.

The Consortium 2020-2021 Letter of Recommendation Prompts 

Part One: Comments

Question One: How long have you known the applicant and under what circumstances? (1000 characters max)

Question Two: Please discuss any strengths you think may enhance the candidates performance in graduate business students and in a management career. (1000 characters max)

Question Three: What weaknesses do you think may affect the candidate’s performance in graduate business studies and in a management career? (1000 character limit)

Part Two: Applicant Traits

Using the qualities listed below, how would you rate the applicant in comparison with other candidates you have known who have applied for graduate study in business/management?

		Outstanding	Very Good	Average	Below Average	Unable to Judge
	Analytical Ability
	Maturity
	Ethics/Integrity
	Leadership Potential
	Personality/ Ability to get along with others
	Writing Skills
	Oral Skills
	Creativity/Imagination
	Self-confidence
	Initiative/ Motivation/Effort
	Job Performance
	Overall Appraisal

Part Three: Evaluation Summary

Please select the appropriate response for your evaluation summary.

• Enthusiastically Recommend
• Recommend
• Do not recommend this candidate for graduate study at this time

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