Letter of Reference

ParAlum
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:58:14 +0000

These types of communication tend to be field specific, but below is an example of “Very good” being used to indicate only marginally passing in the biomedical sciences. Most communication is not so transparent or as obviously translated as what is offered below. Often, most of us in a field really do know each other-at least by reputation and thus we can interpret the letters of ref accordingly.

This is for those used to using the old NIH rating scale of acheivement and excellence:
Outstanding=~A
Excellent=~B
Very Good=~C
Good=~D
Fair=~F