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Confidential________________________________________________________________ Academic Reference
The Arava Institute for
Environmental Studies
Kibbutz Ketura, D.N. Eilot 88840, Israel, Tel 972-8-635-6618, Fax 972-8-635-6634 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://arava.org To the applicant: This form must be completed by someone familiar with you in an academic setting - a professor,
lecturer, teaching assistant or research mentor.
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This student is a candidate for admission to The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies. The Admissions Committee will appreciate your providing information to help us in evaluating the applicant’s academic and personal qualifications. Please comment candidly. All information will be treated confidentially. Please return the completed form or a letter of recommendation as soon as possible to the above address. Thank you. 1. How long have you known the candidate and in what way? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Please tell us about the applicant’s intellectual qualities and academic work. Include comments about his/her motivation level, intellectual curiosity and capacity for growth. Where appropriate, use specific examples. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What are the applicant’s strengths and weaknesses? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ (continued on back) 4. Please describe your impressions of the applicant’s character and maturity. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 5. (For non-Israeli students) In what way do you think the applicant would benefit from studying and living in Israel? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 6. We welcome any additional comments that you think will be helpful to us. (Use additional sheets if necessary.) _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 7. I recommend this applicant for admission to the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies: Name _________________________________________ Position________________________________________ Address___________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone ___________________________________ Email_________________________________________ Signature ___________________________________ Date__________________________________________

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