Letters of Recommendation Checklist
GRADUATE SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION
This information is for students who are requesting a graduate school recommendation fromStephen M. Tasko. Before requesting a recommendation, consider the following points.
- Please contact me directly or by email if you are requesting a graduate school recommendation.
- I will only provide recommendations that are confidential. That means you must be willing to waive your right to view the recommendation being sent to each institution.
- In the recommendation I will share your letter grade and class ranking for all courses you took with me. If you feel that your performance in my courses do not accurately reflect your abilities, you may want to reassess whether I am the best person to provide a recommendation.
- Make your request early.
- I limit the number of letters of recommendation I write each year so later requests may not be granted.
- I have a deadline of OCTOBER 15for receipt of the information packet materials (see checklist below).
- If I do agree to provide a recommendation, you must provide me with an information packet by the above deadline (see checklist below). If you fail to do so, I will not provide a recommendation.
- I typically complete recommendations in the order I receive your material packet. That does not mean I will complete them as soon as I receive the packet. However, I assure you they will be completed by deadlines for the graduate programs.
Graduate School Recommendation Checklist
□I have completed and included a copy of the federally required WMU Authorization for Recommendations and References form. I know you cannot provide a graduate school recommendation if this form is not completed.
□I have included my most current undergraduate transcript from WMU and all other undergraduate institutions I have attended.
□I have included copies of your official GRE scores.
□I have included a draft of my personal statement.
□I have included a recent resume or summary of relevant extra-curricular activities.
□I have included a list of allprograms where I request a recommendation.
□I have clearly indicated the submission deadline for each program. This is the program deadline and not my own personal deadline.
□I have clearly indicated the manner in which the recommendation is submitted (i.e. back to applicant, direct via regular mail, e-mail, CSDCAS, or other website) for each program.
□I have included all supplemental materials, such as recommendation forms, for each program.
□For paper and online recommendation forms, I have completed as much of the forms as I could using faculty information below.
□For paper recommendations, I have included an addressed, stamped envelope with my address in the return address.
□I have included a copy of this completed checklist.
Information for envelopes and recommendation forms
Dr. Stephen M. Tasko Ph.D. CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
Speech Pathology and Audiology
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5355
269-387-8049 (voice)
269-387-8044 (fax)