XAVIER UNIVERSITY – ATENEO DE CAGAYAN

COLLEGE OF LAW
ROOM 201, 2/F, XAVIER HALL,
CORRALES AVE., CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

RECOMMENDATION

To the Applicant:

You must to submit three (3) written recommendations:

(i) Two (2) from the Dean of your school or former professors, and
(ii) One (1) from someone who knows you well enough to provide a true character
reference.
Please complete the first part of this recommendation form and give it to each of your recommenders.
You should instruct your recommenders to enclose this form, duly accomplished, in a sealed envelope.
When you receive the sealed envelope with the accomplished recommendation form, please submit it to
the College of Law office.

Type or print:

Name of Applicant Mr.

Ms.______________________________________________________________
Last First Middle

Signature of
Applicant_____________________________________________________________________________

Name of Person Making Recommendation

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To the Recommender:

The applicant named above has applied for admission to the Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan
College of Law. We would appreciate your frank appraisal of this applicant’s abilities and potential for law
studies. Your evaluation of the applicant’s intellectual strengths or weaknesses (e.g. analytical abilities
and written and oral precision and fluency) and his/her moral fitness for the legal profession would be
particularly helpful to us.

Please reply promptly since the application will not be reviewed until your recommendation is received.

Complete the information below, enclose it in a sealed envelope, sign across the flap, and return it to the
applicant. The applicant will send the envelope to us unopened with his or her application. If you prefer
not to send your recommendation through the applicant, you may send it directly to:

XAVIER UNIVERSITY – ATENEO DE CAGAYAN

COLLEGE OF LAW
ROOM 201, 2/F, XAVIER HALL,
CORRALES AVE., CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY
1. How long and in what capacity have you known the applicant?
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2. What do you consider the applicant’s talents and/or strengths?

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3. What character traits of the applicant would you want to change or see improved?
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4. Do you know any of the personal circumstance or condition which might affect the quality of the
applicant’s performance as a student? _________If so, please explain.
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5. Please indicate to us your appraisal of the applicant in terms of the qualities listed below:

Excellent Very Good Average Below Average

Integrity
Maturity
Analytical Ability
Intellectual Preparedness
Social Consciousness
Written Communication
Oral Communication
6. To your knowledge, has the applicant been involved in any criminal, administrative or disciplinary
proceedings? _______ If yes, please state the nature of the proceedings and applicant’s involvement
therein.
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7. Please state any additional recommendation you wish to make, or any additional information you
wish to disclose about the applicant (use separate sheet, if necessary):
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Signature of Recommender ____________________________________

Printed Name of Recommender _________________________________
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Mailing Address ______________________________________________
Date _______________________________________________________