• Two letters of recommendation are required to complete your application. (Re-applicants must submit only one recommendation.)
• Your recommenders must complete the current recommendation forms associated with the online application—no other format of recommendation will be accepted.
• Submissions by email or mail are NOT accepted.
• One recommendation should reflect your performance in your most recent professional setting. Volunteer activities or other service-oriented roles in which you are deeply involved may also be excellent sources for recommendations.
• The most valuable recommendations come from people who know your professional skills and abilities.
• Recommendations from relatives and friends are strongly discouraged.
• Academic recommendations in most cases provide a similar perspective to what is in your transcript, and are less helpful.
• Use your recommenders' work email addresses versus personal accounts, like Gmail or Yahoo, which will be more closely monitored in our credential verification process.

Peer/Alumni Recommendations
In addition to the two required recommendations, you may receive an extra recommendation from a peer or alumnus/alumna. There are separate forms for these recommendations and if submitted on your behalf before you submit your application, you will be eligible for an application fee reduction. Please allow at least three days for processing.

Online Recommendation Forms
You are required to utilize the Recommendation Forms that are within the online application. The following questions are included on the recommendation form:

• Please describe the peer group to which you are comparing the applicant.
• Comment on the applicant's interpersonal skills (effectiveness in establishing and maintaining relationships; working with peers, supervisors, and subordinates; willingness to work in a team environment).
• What do you consider the applicant's three primary talents or strengths? Please provide examples, if relevant.
• In what areas does the applicant need improvement or growth? If you have had the opportunity to provide the applicant with constructive feedback, please provide specific examples of the feedback and the applicant's response to it.