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Academic Recommendation Letters
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I am willing to write recommendation
letters for academic use for my
students, mainly on the following conditions:
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- The student has a GPA of
at least 7/10
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- The student received (or is
projected to receive) at least an
8 in my course
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- There are no violations of the
HSE ethics code for this student
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With respect to the strength of
the letter, for those who have not worked with me
on their thesis, it will depend on their grade in my
course:
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- With an 8, I will write a "good"
letter - not suitable for PhD programs
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- With a 9, I will write a "strong"
letter - not suitable for top 20 PhD programs
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- With a 10, I will write an outstanding
letter
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For a request for recommendation, candidates
must email me and provide me with the following
information:
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- Your full name (in English and
in Russian) and which course you took with me
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- Your group number while you were taking
my course and when it was (year)
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- Your CV
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- Transcript from current degree, your
average grade, and your most recent ranking
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- List of programs you consider to apply
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- Statement of purpose (only for students I
advise)
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Letters will be provided electronically
or in sealed envelopes. Students have to arrange for me to
receive all the necessary info at least 10 days before the
deadline. My @hse email sometimes has trouble with the
process, thus I prefer emails to be sent to kmarinakis at
hotmail.com.
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Have in mind that, for consideration of
your application by any decent institution, the most crucial factors in
order of importance are: GRE/GMAT, letters, GPA and then
everything else. Your letters have to be strong, but also
written by professors who have world class publications
and active presence in the international scientific community. If
your target is a strong graduate degree, try to work on your
projects with this kind of people to get them to know
you and, thus, allow them to write a strong and convincing letter
for you. Select the
professors that will write your letters on the following:
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- Their international reputation
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- Your performance in their courses
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- The interaction you have with them
(advising, projects, common interests etc)
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Avoid soliciting a letter from a professor
who gave you a grade below your
general average. Even if the professor has the best
intention such letters will hurt your application
instead of helping it.
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Professional Recommendation Letters
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For non-academic references
I will provide recommendations on the basis of my experience with the
student, the student's professional behavior and work ethics. A
grade more than 7 is necessary plus some interaction with me.
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For a request for a business recommendation, students
must provide me with the following:
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- Your CV
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- Description of the vacancy
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