LOR or the Letter of Recommendation is an official document with a proof of your candidature asked by the universities or colleges for admission. The requirement to submit at least 2 or 3 recommendation letters is primary for admission in any topmost college or university abroad. The name itself suggests that this letter is basically aiming to recommend you, i.e. to give a specific picture about you.
LOR happens to be the most important and significant part of your admission procedure. So it will be a smart and wise decision for you to prepare for the LOR well advance in time. Remember while doing that, the first key point that you need to keep in mind is that you need to choose the right recommender who will help you get through the admission procedure. The recommender must know your credentials, achievements, experiences, traits and attributes in details.
LOR can be of two types depending upon the requirement and the nature of recommender.
The formats of LOR vary for different academic institutions. It is basically an essay of 400-500 words distributed in paragraphs. The first paragraph must include all the basic details of you. In the second one, include the details of your training, project, internship etc. and ask your recommenders to highlight the chief points that impressed them. In the next one focus to address some real life examples of the attributes you possess that might help you for the admission. And in the last paragraph you must provide the essential details of the recommender.
Apart from choosing the most right recommender for you, you must exercise how to write this. You must go through few samples available or can ask help from the helpdesk of the institution you are applying in.
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