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April 11, 2014
Law School Admissions Staff:
I am pleased to write on behalf of Andrea Holman as she seeks to continue her education
at yotu' institution. I have known Andrea as both a student in my courses and as an advisee
throughout her years at Mary Baldwin. Hence I've had the opportunity to observe her superior
intelligence, ambition, and work habits. She is an Honor Student at Mary Baldwin, and in my
courses she excelled in both oral and written presentations, demonstrating skills that will serve
her well both in law school and in the legal profession. My Philosophy and Religion classes
provided her with an opportunity to demonstrate her critical thinking skills, and she did so very
effectively. Andrea has never been content to just "get by," but pushes herself to set the bar high
and then reach it. Early in my work as Andrea's adviser I urged her not to take on an overly
ambitious course load, but I soon learned those warnings were unnecessary, since she would take
an overload and still excel in all her coursework.
Beyond academics as such, Andrea's life experiences have exposed her to a wide variety
of cultures and lifestyles, enabling her to respond appropriately to people whose views are very
different from her own, without sacrificing her own integrity. She has been able to master a
variety of languages, a good skill to have in our global society. She and her family have come
through experiences in Eastern Europe that most of us can barely imagine, and has been able to
emerge from those conflicts strengthened and empowered. She later made the change from the
culture of a service academy to the less structured culture of Mary Baldwin, and she soon
realized she was able to flourish here.
Andrea has demonstrated the intellectual ability, self-discipline and ambition that will
equip her to succeed at the next level, both in law school and in an ensuing legal career. I am
pleased to recommend her to you in the confidence that she will use the opportunity to the
fullest.
Kenneth A. Beals, Th. D.
Staunlon, Virginia 24401 . 540-887 7000 * fax 540-887-7137 • www.mbc.edu