University | Program | Deadline | Recommendation letter requirement |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan Business School) | Master of Business Analytics | 2020.1.8 | Recommendations may be in either letter or short answer format and should not exceed two pages. Recommenders need to provide specific answers to the following questions: How long and in what capacity have you known the applicant? How does the applicant stand out from others in a similar capacity? Please give an example of the applicant's impact on a person, group, or organization. Please give a representative example of how the applicant interacts with other people. If you are an academic/technical recommender, please tell us how well the applicant mastered the subject you taught or supervised and in what ways the applicant demonstrated this mastery. Which of the applicant's personal or professional characteristics would you change? Please tell us anything else you think we should know about this applicant. |
University of Southern California (Marshall School of Business) | Business Analytics (M.S.) | 2020.1.10 | The letters of recommendation are used as a gauge of your professional achievements and managerial potential. The recommenders need to provide specific observations and examples of your leadership, teamwork, analytical skills and personal qualities. |
University of California-Los Angeles (Anderson School of Management) | Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) | 2020.1.10 | It is suggested that letters of recommendation be written by individuals who can evaluate your quantitative skills and your management potential (e.g., professors, employers and managers). |
Northwestern University (McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science) | Master of Science in Analytics (MSiA) | 2020.1.15 | Recommenders are asked to Discuss the following: How they know the candidate and why they are qualified to assess the candidate's suitability for the program. Distinctive qualities and/or examples which highlight the candidate's suitability for the program. A point of comparison for the candidate against others who were/are in similar circumstances. |
Columbia University (Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science) | Business Analytics Master of Science | 2020.2.15 | A letter that addresses recollections of favorable personal interactions in a classroom or a laboratory setting is very valuable. Letters from professors in the student's department who have direct experience with the student and can clearly compare him or her to others from classes they taught are effective. If a student has professional experience that is relevant, either because of the skills developed or the type of work experience, a letter from professionals can be very useful. Also, letters from research supervisors in the student's chosen area are important. |