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PhD Applicant Evaluation Form

From the U. of Alaska Physics department:

From the following list of phrases, please check as many as you are able to apply to the applicant. Feel free to modify any phrase by additions or deletions.

Definitely Ph.D. material
Should work towards an M.S. and then re-examine potential
Applicant's potential is better than suggested by transcript
Pretty much an average student
Cannot in good faith recommend this person for graduate work
Superb analytical mind; able to analyze problems quickly and clearly
Open-minded and discriminating judgement
Can work through difficult problem with some minor assistance
Lacks judgement; tends to get stuck on minor aspects of a problem
Has good overall grasp of basic physics, chemistry and mathematics
Has good oral and written communication skills
A truly brilliant mind
Imaginative and creative; a real innovator
Applicant is brilliant but irritating; a tendency toward intellectual arrogance
Smart but lazy
Conventional in performance, lacks imagination
A good technician but less able to handle theoretical concepts
A good theoretician but somewhat inept in the laboratory
Equally adept as an experimentalist or theoretician
Applicant works well independently
Performs well under supervision
Very enthusiastic but sometimes gets carried away and spreads self too thin
Tends to plunge into things without thinking
Very organized approach to work
Applicant is sloppy and careless in work habits
Works well with others
Emotionally and psychologically stable; self-confident
Easily discouraged; emotionally unstable