The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business does not require letters of recommendation, but does emphasize the further insight into the applicant’s potential success provides the admission committee. Any OSU MBA recommendation should be from a professional contact. If the applicant is eligible for Ohio State’s Graduate Enrichment Fellowship or University Fellowship, the applicant should submit three letters of recommendation to be considered.
The OSU recommendation questions for the current admission season are available below.
2021-2022 OSU Fisher MBA Recommendation Questions
The recommendation begins with a section for the recommender’s contact information.
Applicant Relationship
What is your relationship with the applicant?
- Teacher/Professor
- Employer/Supervisor
- Coworker/Colleague
- Other
I have known this applicant for approximately ___Years ____Months
Do you know the applicant well enough to give him/her a recommendation? (If you checked NO, you do not need to complete the rest of this form)
- Yes
- No
Assessment of Applicant
Compare the applicant with a representative group of people with similar experience and training in the same field.
How do you rate the applicant on educational and/or professional ability? (Check one.)
- Don’t know
- Below average (lower 50%)
- Average (upper 50%)
- Good (upper 25%)
- Very good (highest 10%)
- Outstanding (highest 5%)
- Yes
- No
- Don’t know
- Exceptional
- Good
- Average
- Poor
- Unknown
- Exceptional
- Good
- Average
- Poor
- Unknown
Maturity
- Exceptional
- Good
- Average
- Poor
- Unknown
- Exceptional
- Good
- Average
- Poor
- Unknown
- Exceptional
- Good
- Average
- Poor
- Unknown
- Exceptional
- Good
- Average
- Poor
- Unknown
- Exceptional
- Good
- Average
- Poor
- Unknown
- Exceptional
- Good
- Average
- Poor
- Unknown
- Exceptional
- Good
- Average
- Poor
- Unknown
- Strongly recommend
- Recommend
- Recommend with reservations
- Do not recommend