Applicant’s Name

Grade (Current Year)

The above-named student has applied for admission to Lake Tahoe Preparatory Academy, a coed college-preparatory boarding and day school in Squaw Valley. Your critical insight and evaluation herein will be extremely helpful as we consider his or her application. We sincerely thank you for your assistance in helping us evaluate this applicant. If you have any questions about us, please do not hesitate to telephone or to check our web page at www.laketahoeprep.org.

Your Name

Your Position

Today's Date

School

School Mailing Address

How long have you known applicant?

In what capacity?

I. ACADEMIC TRAITS

Please rank the applicant in comparison with other students of the same age you have known or taught in your school.

A. Intellectual Aptitude

B. Study Habits

C. Academic Motivation

D. Intellectual Curiosity

E. Academic Imagination

II. OVERALL RANKING

In comparison with students of the same age, please summarize your rankings below.

As a Student

As a Person

III. PERSONAL TRAITS

Please rank the applicant in comparison with other students of the same age you have known or taught in your school by circling the appropriate number on each line.

A. Sense of Humor

B. Reaction to Criticism

C. Reaction to Setbacks

D. Self-Confidence

E. Concern for Others

F. Standards of Personal Conduct

G. Standard of Personal Integrity

H. General Emotional Stability

I. Self-Discipline

J. Initiative and Drive

K. General Level of Maturity

IV. Please tell us anything else you can about the candidate which will help us to understand him or her better as a student and as a person.

V. Has the applicant been subject to serious disciplinary or academic censure?

VI. Is s/he the kind of person you would wish to associate with your own son or daughter? Please comment.

VII. I place my recommendation for this candidate’s admission to Lake Tahoe Preparatory School as follows:

** Please explain your reservation / negative recommendation: