Berlin Consortium for German Studies

Dean/Adviser Recommendation Form


Please note: this form is NOT interactive. Please print out, complete, then return by regular mail to the following address:

Berlin Consortium for German Studies
Columbia University
203 Lewisohn Hall
2970 Broadway, Mail Code 4119
New York, NY 10027-6902

Tel: (212) 854-2820
Fax: (212) 854-7400
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.ce.columbia.edu/berlin/

Important: select here for specific instructions and information on additional required application materials.

To the student: Please fill in the information below and submit this form to your adviser or dean of students so that he or she may comment on your language level and ability to live and study abroad.


Visiting students: see your home school adviser or dean of students.

Students from other BCGS member institutions (University of Chicago, Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Vassar College, or Yale University): select here.

Columbia College students: see your class dean.

Barnard College students: see Dean Janet Alperstein.

School of General Studies students: see Dean Mary McGee, 405 Lewisohn.


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Student's Name

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University

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Student's Street Address, City, State, Zip

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Student's Area Code/Telephone, E-mail Address



I have applied to the BCGS for:

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To the adviser or dean of students: please help our Admissions Committee by writing in detail about the student's ability to handle the academic and social responsibilities inherent in living and studying abroad. Include, if you can, comments about the student's sense of independence and self-reliance, his/her potential for adjusting to a new and different situation, his/her maturity, and his/her ability to cope with possible communication difficulties in a foreign language, as well as any other matters you think are relevant. Use the back of this form and extra pages if necessary.

You may, if you choose, comment on the student's ability in German. For your information, the BCGS program is open to students who have completed at least two years of college German or the equivalent with grades of B or better.

Return this form to the address above.


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Signature of Adviser/Dean

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Date

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Name and Title

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Department, University

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Street Address

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City, State, Zip

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Area Code/Telephone/E-mail Address