I started working on the list that Davidson gives for its peer review page. My best advice is to look carefully at the letters we read this term. Some of the qualities valued on the peer review page don’t translate easily or well. They will be almost always better expressed by verbal phrasing than just a list of nouns and adjectives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Character and Personality<\/strong> Leadership<\/strong>: I think this is getting at the respect accrued to someone because they seem to know what they are doing–not really just someone who pushes to the front to take charge, but someone whom others don\u2019t mind taking charge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Self-confidence<\/strong>: \u201ca feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities, and judgment\u201d; syn: morale, confidence, self-assurance, assurance, assertiveness, self-reliance, self-possession, composure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Independence<\/strong>: not depending on another; capable of thinking and acting for oneself; <\/p>\n\n\n\n Character and Integrity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Reaction to criticism<\/strong>: this has to be done with a verb phrase<\/p>\n\n\n\n Concern for others<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Respect accorded by classmates<\/strong>: this one is easy (but don\u2019t use \u201chabere\u201d! use fruor, frui, fructum or utor, uti usum or something –both take ablative)<\/p>\n\n\n\n I started working on the list that Davidson gives for its peer review page. My best advice is to look carefully at the letters we read this term. Some of the qualities valued on the peer review page don’t translate easily or well. They will be almost always better expressed by verbal phrasing than just … <\/p>\n
The following ratings will be used to compare this student with other very capable students. Please make them as realistic as you can in comparison with outstanding students applying to other leading institutions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n