University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine Recommendation

University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine Advanced Standing International Student Program Recommendation

Thank you for being a recommender to an applicant with the Advanced Standing International Student Program at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. Please fill out this form completely. Forms will only be accepted if they are provided in English.

The first section will ask you information about yourself. Please provide us with information so that we can contact you directly. We often contact our recommenders, so we need to be able to be in touch with you should we have questions for you directly.

The second section will be information about the candidate and how you know them. If you do not know the information requested, please seek it from the candidate and then return to the form once you have it.

All forms will be due no later than February 16, 2024, but please be aware that our invitations to interview are provided on a rolling basis and 3 completed recommendations are a part of the requirements to be eligible for review. Thus, the sooner these are submitted, the better for the candidate.

Recommender Name*

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Organization you are/were affiliated with when you knew candidate (for example, name of school, business, church, non-profit, etc)*

Recommender's Direct Email Address (please do not use a generic school/business email)*

Recommender's Phone (Please do not use a generic school/business phone)*

Recommender's Address*

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City

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Candidate and Background Information

If you do not know the information requested below, please seek it from the candidate and then return to the form once you have it.

Candidate Name*

First Name

Last Name

Candidate's CAAPID ID*

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Please describe below how you know the candidate and in what capacity you have been able to observe their dental skills, character, ability to interact with people/patients/co-workers, etc. (For example - as professor, as supervisor, as volunteer coordinator). If you are a professor, please provide the course (s) for which you taught.*

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Please describe below how long you have known the candidate*

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Evaluation

Evaluation Matrix*

Evaluation Matrix
	No basis for comment	Below average	Average	Good (above average)	Very Good (well above average)	Excellent (top 10%)	Outstanding (top 5%)	One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%)
Academic Achievement	Evaluation Matrix: Academic Achievement (No basis for comment)	Academic Achievement (Below average)	Academic Achievement (Average)	Academic Achievement (Good (above average))	Academic Achievement (Very Good (well above average))	Academic Achievement (Excellent (top 10%))	Academic Achievement (Outstanding (top 5%))	Academic Achievement (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Intellectual Promise	Intellectual Promise (No basis for comment)	Intellectual Promise (Below average)	Intellectual Promise (Average)	Intellectual Promise (Good (above average))	Intellectual Promise (Very Good (well above average))	Intellectual Promise (Excellent (top 10%))	Intellectual Promise (Outstanding (top 5%))	Intellectual Promise (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Dental Hand skills	Dental Hand skills (No basis for comment)	Dental Hand skills (Below average)	Dental Hand skills (Average)	Dental Hand skills (Good (above average))	Dental Hand skills (Very Good (well above average))	Dental Hand skills (Excellent (top 10%))	Dental Hand skills (Outstanding (top 5%))	Dental Hand skills (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving	Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (No basis for comment)	Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Below average)	Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Average)	Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Good (above average))	Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Very Good (well above average))	Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Excellent (top 10%))	Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Outstanding (top 5%))	Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Quality of Writing	Quality of Writing (No basis for comment)	Quality of Writing (Below average)	Quality of Writing (Average)	Quality of Writing (Good (above average))	Quality of Writing (Very Good (well above average))	Quality of Writing (Excellent (top 10%))	Quality of Writing (Outstanding (top 5%))	Quality of Writing (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Productive Class Discussion	Productive Class Discussion (No basis for comment)	Productive Class Discussion (Below average)	Productive Class Discussion (Average)	Productive Class Discussion (Good (above average))	Productive Class Discussion (Very Good (well above average))	Productive Class Discussion (Excellent (top 10%))	Productive Class Discussion (Outstanding (top 5%))	Productive Class Discussion (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Respect of teachers, supervisors, co-workers, classmates, etc	Respect of teachers, supervisors, co-workers, classmates, etc (No basis for comment)	Respect of teachers, supervisors, co-workers, classmates, etc (Below average)	Respect of teachers, supervisors, co-workers, classmates, etc (Average)	Respect of teachers, supervisors, co-workers, classmates, etc (Good (above average))	Respect of teachers, supervisors, co-workers, classmates, etc (Very Good (well above average))	Respect of teachers, supervisors, co-workers, classmates, etc (Excellent (top 10%))	Respect of teachers, supervisors, co-workers, classmates, etc (Outstanding (top 5%))	Respect of teachers, supervisors, co-workers, classmates, etc (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Ability to be a part of a team	Ability to be a part of a team (No basis for comment)	Ability to be a part of a team (Below average)	Ability to be a part of a team (Average)	Ability to be a part of a team (Good (above average))	Ability to be a part of a team (Very Good (well above average))	Ability to be a part of a team (Excellent (top 10%))	Ability to be a part of a team (Outstanding (top 5%))	Ability to be a part of a team (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Disciplined Work Habits	Disciplined Work Habits (No basis for comment)	Disciplined Work Habits (Below average)	Disciplined Work Habits (Average)	Disciplined Work Habits (Good (above average))	Disciplined Work Habits (Very Good (well above average))	Disciplined Work Habits (Excellent (top 10%))	Disciplined Work Habits (Outstanding (top 5%))	Disciplined Work Habits (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Ability to take criticism	Ability to take criticism (No basis for comment)	Ability to take criticism (Below average)	Ability to take criticism (Average)	Ability to take criticism (Good (above average))	Ability to take criticism (Very Good (well above average))	Ability to take criticism (Excellent (top 10%))	Ability to take criticism (Outstanding (top 5%))	Ability to take criticism (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Organizational Skills	Organizational Skills (No basis for comment)	Organizational Skills (Below average)	Organizational Skills (Average)	Organizational Skills (Good (above average))	Organizational Skills (Very Good (well above average))	Organizational Skills (Excellent (top 10%))	Organizational Skills (Outstanding (top 5%))	Organizational Skills (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Maturity	Maturity (No basis for comment)	Maturity (Below average)	Maturity (Average)	Maturity (Good (above average))	Maturity (Very Good (well above average))	Maturity (Excellent (top 10%))	Maturity (Outstanding (top 5%))	Maturity (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Motivation	Motivation (No basis for comment)	Motivation (Below average)	Motivation (Average)	Motivation (Good (above average))	Motivation (Very Good (well above average))	Motivation (Excellent (top 10%))	Motivation (Outstanding (top 5%))	Motivation (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Leadership	Leadership (No basis for comment)	Leadership (Below average)	Leadership (Average)	Leadership (Good (above average))	Leadership (Very Good (well above average))	Leadership (Excellent (top 10%))	Leadership (Outstanding (top 5%))	Leadership (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Integrity and ethical standards	Integrity and ethical standards (No basis for comment)	Integrity and ethical standards (Below average)	Integrity and ethical standards (Average)	Integrity and ethical standards (Good (above average))	Integrity and ethical standards (Very Good (well above average))	Integrity and ethical standards (Excellent (top 10%))	Integrity and ethical standards (Outstanding (top 5%))	Integrity and ethical standards (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Reaction to Setbacks	Reaction to Setbacks (No basis for comment)	Reaction to Setbacks (Below average)	Reaction to Setbacks (Average)	Reaction to Setbacks (Good (above average))	Reaction to Setbacks (Very Good (well above average))	Reaction to Setbacks (Excellent (top 10%))	Reaction to Setbacks (Outstanding (top 5%))	Reaction to Setbacks (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Concern for Others	Concern for Others (No basis for comment)	Concern for Others (Below average)	Concern for Others (Average)	Concern for Others (Good (above average))	Concern for Others (Very Good (well above average))	Concern for Others (Excellent (top 10%))	Concern for Others (Outstanding (top 5%))	Concern for Others (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Self-Confidence	Self-Confidence (No basis for comment)	Self-Confidence (Below average)	Self-Confidence (Average)	Self-Confidence (Good (above average))	Self-Confidence (Very Good (well above average))	Self-Confidence (Excellent (top 10%))	Self-Confidence (Outstanding (top 5%))	Self-Confidence (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Self-Awareness	Self-Awareness (No basis for comment)	Self-Awareness (Below average)	Self-Awareness (Average)	Self-Awareness (Good (above average))	Self-Awareness (Very Good (well above average))	Self-Awareness (Excellent (top 10%))	Self-Awareness (Outstanding (top 5%))	Self-Awareness (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Initiative/Independence	Initiative/Independence (No basis for comment)	Initiative/Independence (Below average)	Initiative/Independence (Average)	Initiative/Independence (Good (above average))	Initiative/Independence (Very Good (well above average))	Initiative/Independence (Excellent (top 10%))	Initiative/Independence (Outstanding (top 5%))	Initiative/Independence (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))
Your Overall Recommendation	Your Overall Recommendation (No basis for comment)	Your Overall Recommendation (Below average)	Your Overall Recommendation (Average)	Your Overall Recommendation (Good (above average))	Your Overall Recommendation (Very Good (well above average))	Your Overall Recommendation (Excellent (top 10%))	Your Overall Recommendation (Outstanding (top 5%))	Your Overall Recommendation (One of the top few I've encountered (top 1%))

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Reflecting on your unique relationship with the applicant, please comment on his or her strengths including character, personal qualities, and abilities. We especially welcome a statement that addresses the applicant’s potential success within and contributions to an advanced standing dental program and their ability to be a successful contributor to our community. We welcome information that will help us to differentiate this applicant from others.*

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Please describe any weaknesses or areas of improvement for the candidate.*

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By signing below, I submit that I am the recommender whose name and contact appears at the top of the page. I also submit that I have used my original words and thoughts to fill out this form specifically for this candidate and no one has filled out this form for me. If I could not submit this recommendation in English by myself, I have found a translator who has not changed my thoughts or wording. Finally, I agree to be contacted via email, phone, or Zoom should the University of Colorado need more information from me. *

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