Northwestern University School of Law Career Progress Evaluation Survey

Northwestern University School of Law
Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
375 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611-3069

1. Applicant Information:

Applicant Information: Name of applicant
School where applicant received his/her undergraduate degree

2. Program applied

Program applied Accelerated JD

JD-LLM International Human Rights

JD-LLM Taxation

JD-PhD

3. To the recommender:

The person whose name appears above has applied for admission to Northwestern University School of Law.To assist the Admissions Committee in selecting an entering class, please answer the following questions as candidly and specifically as possible. Rate this applicant against his or her professional peer group.

To the recommender: The person whose name appears above has applied for admission to Northwestern University School of Law.To assist the Admissions Committee in selecting an entering class, please answer the following questions as candidly and specifically as possible. Rate this applicant against his or her professional peer group. Your name
Organization
Position/title
Address
City
State or country
Zip

4. What are the candidate’s most outstanding attributes?

What are the candidate’s most outstanding attributes?

5. What are the three areas of the candidate’s professional performance that have improved the most in the time you have known him or her?

What are the three areas of the candidate’s professional performance that have improved the most in the time you have known him or her?

6. What do you perceive to be the applicant’s weaknesses?

What do you perceive to be the applicant’s weaknesses?

Please address the following components of the candidate. Cite specific examples where possible.

7. Intellectual ability (e.g. analytical and quantitative skills)

Intellectual ability (e.g. analytical and quantitative skills)

8. Career performance (e.g. responsibilities and progression relative to the industry)

Career performance (e.g. responsibilities and progression relative to the industry)

9. Career focus (e.g. clarity of post-degree plans, active participation in career development)

Career focus (e.g. clarity of post-degree plans, active participation in career development)

10. Project Mangement skills (e.g. ability to follow, lead, and direct projects in a professional capacity)

Project Mangement skills (e.g. ability to follow, lead, and direct projects in a professional capacity)

11. Interpersonal skills (e.g.maturity, listening skills, team skills, respect for others)

Interpersonal skills (e.g.maturity, listening skills, team skills, respect for others)

12. Leadership experience and potential (e.g. ability to influence others, initiative, etc)

Leadership experience and potential (e.g. ability to influence others, initiative, etc)

13. What is your evaluation of this applicant with respect to the following qualities? Please check the appropriate boxes below.

	Below average Bottom 1⁄3	Average Middle 1⁄3	Good Top 1⁄3	Very Good Top 15%	Superior Top 5%	Exceptional Top 2%	Inadequate opportunity to observe
Intellectual ability	*What is your evaluation of this applicant with respect to the following qualities? Please check the appropriate boxes below. Intellectual ability Below average Bottom 1⁄3	Intellectual ability Average Middle 1⁄3	Intellectual ability Good Top 1⁄3	Intellectual ability Very Good Top 15%	Intellectual ability Superior Top 5%	Intellectual ability Exceptional Top 2%	Intellectual ability Inadequate opportunity to observe
Career performance	Career performance Below average Bottom 1⁄3	Career performance Average Middle 1⁄3	Career performance Good Top 1⁄3	Career performance Very Good Top 15%	Career performance Superior Top 5%	Career performance Exceptional Top 2%	Career performance Inadequate opportunity to observe
Career focus	Career focus Below average Bottom 1⁄3	Career focus Average Middle 1⁄3	Career focus Good Top 1⁄3	Career focus Very Good Top 15%	Career focus Superior Top 5%	Career focus Exceptional Top 2%	Career focus Inadequate opportunity to observe
Project management skills	Project management skills Below average Bottom 1⁄3	Project management skills Average Middle 1⁄3	Project management skills Good Top 1⁄3	Project management skills Very Good Top 15%	Project management skills Superior Top 5%	Project management skills Exceptional Top 2%	Project management skills Inadequate opportunity to observe
Interpersonal skills	Interpersonal skills Below average Bottom 1⁄3	Interpersonal skills Average Middle 1⁄3	Interpersonal skills Good Top 1⁄3	Interpersonal skills Very Good Top 15%	Interpersonal skills Superior Top 5%	Interpersonal skills Exceptional Top 2%	Interpersonal skills Inadequate opportunity to observe
Leadership potential	Leadership potential Below average Bottom 1⁄3	Leadership potential Average Middle 1⁄3	Leadership potential Good Top 1⁄3	Leadership potential Very Good Top 15%	Leadership potential Superior Top 5%	Leadership potential Exceptional Top 2%	Leadership potential Inadequate opportunity to observe
Potential for the study of law	Potential for the study of law Below average Bottom 1⁄3	Potential for the study of law Average Middle 1⁄3	Potential for the study of law Good Top 1⁄3	Potential for the study of law Very Good Top 15%	Potential for the study of law Superior Top 5%	Potential for the study of law Exceptional Top 2%	Potential for the study of law Inadequate opportunity to observe

14. Please validate your recommendation by completing the section below. Please note that we cannot accept personal email accounts (such as yahoo.com, hotmail.com or gmail.com) to validate this recommendation.

Please validate your recommendation by completing the section below. Please note that we cannot accept personal email accounts (such as yahoo.com, hotmail.com or gmail.com) to validate this recommendation. Signature and (Name) of recommender
Contact e-mail address (do not use yahoo, hotmail or gmail)
Contact phone number
Date