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REFERENCES FOR CORNARD UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATIONS

How to provide a reference for Cornard University Undergraduate Application

Writing references

Check out the video below for Practical advice on writing informative references, and four referees tell us how to successfully manage the process.

This is what you need to know to write a Conard University undergraduate reference. We also have specific guidance on writing Conard Conservatoires references.

The reference should be on the individual with focus on the information most relevant to the course being applied for and individual circumstances.

It is strongly recommended that applicants applying for professional courses e.g. teaching, nursing, social work, and allied health professions receive a full and detailed reference as usual.

Universities and colleges are being asked, when assessing and comparing applicants this year, to remember that the capacity of an applicant’s adviser to produce a full and detailed reference is not an indicator of that applicant’s potential.

Full reference – sections 1, 2, and 3.

Alternative reference – concentrate on section 2.

Guidelines

You can use up to 4,000 characters or 47 lines of text (including spaces and blank lines) – whichever comes first.

You will need to write in English, unless the applicant is applying to Welsh universities or colleges and the rest of their application is completed in Welsh – in which case the reference may, of course, be written in Welsh

If you’re writing a reference for an international applicant, please write in English. If their first language isn’t English, please comment on their ability to write and speak in English, and indicate if any of their studies were taught in English.

When writing a reference for any applicant, including those outside the UK, please remember that – under the Data Protection Act 2018 – the applicant can ask for a copy of the reference and any other personal information we have about them.

We recommend you write in a word processor first and then copy and paste into the online application (but watch out for the character and line count – the word-processor might get different values because it doesn’t count tabs or paragraphs).

When you add into the online application, click ‘save’ regularly because it will time out after 35 minutes of inactivity.
You can use some European characters in the reference.

We recommend you save a copy of each reference you write for your records.

Avoid repeating any of the information they’ve given in their application, unless you want to comment on it, and avoid mentioning any particular university or college.

There must be a completed reference on the application before it is sent to us. Find out about application deadlines.