This student showed willingness and ability to study beyond the limits of the courses when she chose to write a graduation thesis on “Brand management in a modern organization”. While doing her research, she showed enthusiasm in brand promotion strategies and has studied numerous sources on this topic in English. She has impressed me with her inquisitive ability to analyze and assimilate various marketing concepts. As Polina devoted a lot of time to this work, not only she has she achieved a high GPA for that semester, but she also wrote and defended one of the best graduate theses in her class with the highest possible grade.
 As a professor, I can surely tell that she has provedproven to have a divergent thinking style, good problem-solving skills along with good leadership qualities. Accordingly, she often helped her classmates with solving problem sets and cases in her Logistics class. While working in mini-groups on certain tasks, she was often a leader of her team and was the one to present the final work to the class.
 While pursuing her studies towards a Bachelor's degree, Polina was a curious learner outside the classroom too. She participated in a few internships abroad, was twice a participant of a summer exchange program in the United States, and was doing some English tutoring in her spare time. This shows her as an open-minded, proactive, and determined person and an active learner.
 Based on my professional experience I evaluate Polina as an initiative, responsible and motivated person. I am happy to recommend her for admission to your Master's program in Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. I believe she will perform well in the chosen program and will prove to be a great value to the University.