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GOLDBERG  \nThe letter of institutional endorsement is often the first item that committees will read beyond the applicant’s particulars (e.g., resume and basic information) . As such, it “opens the door”for the applicant by making the complete, most persuasive case for the candidate. But unlike letters of recommendation, which are intended to offer valuable, individualized and detailed perspectives of the candidate, the letter of endorsement is intended to offer committees amore comprehensive overview of the candidate.  \nThe endorsement letter “packages” and contextualizes the candidate, enticing the committee to “read on” and to “look favorably upon” the candidate, warts and all. The letter is the PR, the blurbs on the “dust jacket” that announce and guide the way to the hidden gems (not the costume jewelry) within. As such, the letter of institutional endorsement plays a very important role in the scholarship selection committee’s deliberations.  \nThe endorsement should highlight various aspects that may be overlooked or otherwise deemed insignificant by committee readers when not explained and/or placed within the context of the candidate and/or institution .  \nAt a small liberal arts institution where the student body is “indifferently”  \nengaged in outside concerns and questions of civil society, a student’s ability to mobilize a tiny fraction of the student body or raise a small sum of money for a cause may be a significant accomplishment.  \nInform the committee that although the candidate is planning on pursuing a career in East Asian development studies, and he is teaching himself Mandarin Chinese because the college does not offer instruction in any of the East Asian languages.  \nSimilarly, as committees scrutinize the depth and breadth of the courses on the student’s transcript, it is important to let the committee know if students at your institution are limited to the number of courses (hours/credits) they may take each term . This is particularly important where the college considers a full course load to be four courses/semester and the student was able to successfully petition to take a course overload while engaged in varsity athletics or working part-time.  \nThe endorsement letter should also address anomalies in the candidate’s record.  \nExplain the candidate’s lone “C”(or worse yet,“D”) in an otherwise  \nunblemished transcript—a grade that also had the misfortune of being  \nassigned to an upper division course in the candidate’s major—because the student slept through her midterm exam at 8am and, rather than get a dean’s excuse by claiming to be ill, she showed up for and wrote the exam with only 15 minutes left in the period. (Believe me, it does happen! Moreover, the student’s honesty and sense of responsibility can speak volumes on her behalf.  \n(By the way, students at Cambridge and Oxford don’t get make-up exams;  \nthey take exams at the same time as everybody else, even if they are in the infirmary.)  \nIt should pay attention to the scholarship’s criteria and priorities. If the ideal scholar is a leader, change agent, or consummate scholar, than the letter should highlight, demonstrate, or otherwise explain why and how the candidate fits the program’s ideal without reiterating what is already evident in the application packet.  \nTell the scholarship committee how, as editor of, or columnist for, the campus newspaper, the candidate is able to provoke serious, informed debate about important issues on or off campus or why the candidate was selected to serve on a faculty governance committee or to make a presentation to the board of trustees on an issue that is vital to the future of the college or university.  \nAlthough such information may show up in the candidate’s application résumé or be mentioned in passing in a letter of recommendation, it will lack the  \nnecessary detail and punch if the endorsem","cbCaig1ybstfgRIz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaig1ybstfgRIz","pdf",43276,"English","# Letters of Endorsement\n## Purpose of an endorsement letter\n## Highlighting overlooked achievements and context\n## Explaining academic or record anomalies\n## Aligning with scholarship criteria and priorities\n## Adding missing details beyond recommendation packets\n## Addressing strengths, weaknesses, and interview readiness","[{\"question\":\"How is a letter of institutional endorsement different from a letter of recommendation?\",\"answer\":\"A recommendation letter offers individualized, detailed perspectives. 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