John I. Academician
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September 1, 2018
University of Tennessee
Admissions Committee
123 Business Rd.
Business City, NY 54321
Dear Admissions Committee Members:
It is with much pleasure and enthusiasm that I am writing to you to support the
candidacy of Elizabeth Hagen for admission to the English Department’s Graduate
Program at the University of Tennessee.
I first met Elizabeth when she enrolled in my sophomore-level course in Victorian
Literature at the University of Kansas, a class in which she demonstrated writing
and literary analysis talents far beyond the capability of most of her peers. Her
enthusiasm for Dickens and post-modern critical analysis led her to complete other
classes in advanced Victorian Studies with me, and it was my privilege to serve as
her advisor for her senior honors project, “Gender Ambiguity in Dickens’
Orphans.”
Elizabeth’s penetrating mind allows her not only to grasp the basics of our
curriculum, but also to formulate highly original and persuasive interpretative
arguments. She demonstrates superb leadership and organizational skills in leading
group projects, and is one of our most highly ranked undergraduate teaching
assistants in our entry-level English 101 courses. She is also a humorous and
engaging speaker, and has presented two extremely well-received papers at the
annual Victorian Studies conference at the University of Florida.