Diana R. Garland School of Social Work
RECOMMENDATION FORM
Master of Social Work
TO THE APPLICANT: Please complete the section below first. Then submit a recommendation form to each
of the three recommenders with an envelope addressed to the Baylor School of Social Work. We request that you
obtain recommendations from current or former professors, supervisors, and/or professional colleagues.
Application for the Summer ____________
Year
Fall ____________ Semester
Year
To Be Completed By the Applicant
Applicant’s Name: _________________________________________________________________________________
Applicant’s Address: _______________________________________________________________________________
Degree for which I am applying: ______________________________________________________________________
I have read the statement of waiver of rights on the application for admission to the School of Social Work at Baylor
University, and have chosen _____ to waive / _____ not to waive my rights of access to this form of recommendation.
Recommender’s Name: _____________________________________________________________________________
Applicant’s Signature: ______________________________________________________ Date: ___________________
To Be Completed By the Recommender
1. In what capacity and for how long, have you known the applicant?
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2. Overall qualifications of the applicant:
a. Rate the applicant in terms of his/her overall potential for the practice of social work:
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____Unable to Judge
b. How would you rate this individual compared to others at the same education level who have applied to Graduate School?
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____Top 10%
____Unable to Judge
c. Is the applicant’s scholastic record, as you know it, an accurate reflection of the quality and range of his/her
skills/competencies?
_____ Yes
_____Unable to judge
_____ No (Explain)
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(See reverse side.)
3. Please include your recommendation and comments below regarding the previously named applicant in any of the
following areas with which you have knowledge: intellectual competence; potential for success; the ability to
work with people about sensitive issues, including people from diverse backgrounds; possession of critical
thinking and communication skills; and a sense of values and ethics. Feel free to enter your comments on another
piece of paper and attach to this form.
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Recommender’s Name (Please print.): _______________________________________________________________________
Signature: ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Business Address:
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Professional Title: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Institution or Organization: ________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone No.: (_____) ________________________ FAX: (_____) _____________________ Date:
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Email: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Email this form to: MSW_Admissions@baylor.edu
OR
Mail this form to:
Baylor School of Social Work
MSW Admissions
One Bear Place #97320
Waco, TX 76798-7320
OR
Fax: (254)710-7412
Thank you for your time in making this recommendation.
Rev. 07/06/2015