Name of REU Student Applicant: 

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Name of Referee completing this form: 
 
Dear Referee, The student you are writing for is applying to participate in the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program at Mountain Lake Biological Station. If accepted, the student will live at the station for 10 weeks and conduct a field-based ecological research project under the supervision of a senior researcher. Our program allows students to explore ecological, evolutionary and behavioral research as a career option and provides instruction and guidance in the design and execution of a scientific investigation.  Participation in the program requires intellectual ability and curiosity, hard work, attention to detail, initiative, and the ability to live in close quarters with a variety of other people. For more information on the program click here. If you can complete this recommendation form by March 1 it will be greatly appreciated.

In what capacity have you known the applicant? For example: academic advisor, instructor (what class?), research supervisor (area?). 

How long have you known the applicant? 

How well do you know the applicant? 

 

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1. How do you rate the applicant's intellectual abilities?
2. How do you rate the applicants potential as a researcher?
3. How well does the applicant accept responsibility and independence?
4. How well is the applicant able to manage his/her time and carry through on tasks without supervision?
5. How easily does the applicant adapt to new situations?
6. How well does the applicant get along in a research group (e.g. lab)?
7. All station residents work and live in close quarters with one another for ten weeks. How comfortable would you be with the applicant under these conditions?
8. How comfortable is the applicant in dealing with unfamiliar people?
9. To what extent do you recommend the applicant, relative to other students you know at a similar stage?

Written evaluation of the student.
Please provide your frank assessment of the applicant's assets and limitations in regard to our program, and whether or not the applicant is seriously considering a career in ecology, evolutionary biology, behavior, or conservation biology. Please also feel to elaborate on any issue raised above. Examples are always very useful. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions (contact information below).




Agreement respecting confidentiality: It is the policy of the REU program to maintain referee confidentiality. But student applicants are given the opportunity to waive, or not waive, their right of access to this recommendation form under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy act of 1974 (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco/ferpa/). The program will not release referee material unless required to under the 1974 Privacy act, or other legal or University order. This recommendation form will be used by MLBS solely in its procedures relating to REU program admission.

On-Line recommendation forms are validated by verifying referee identity. Could you please provide the following information to make our validation efforts expedient? You may or may not be contacted directly. Thank you very much.

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Thank you very much for your time. 
REU Coordinator
Mountain Lake Biological Station
University of Virginia, 223 Gilmer Hall, P.O. Box 400327
Charlottesville VA 22904-4327

Tel: 434-982-5486
Email: mlbs-reu@virginia.edu

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