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Recommendation Form

 To apply by mail, download the Recommendation Form here and mail to:

Oblate School of Theology

285 Oblate Drive

San Antonio, TX 78216 

For information, please contact the registrar’s office at registrar@ost.edu or (210)341-1366 EXT 226

  • To be completed by Applicant

    Complete this top portion and select “Save and Continue” at the bottom of this form. On the next page you will be given a link to the partially completed form. Copy and paste the link into a word processor document for your own backup. Enter the email to which you would like the link sent and forward the email to your recommender to complete the remainder and submit it.
  • Choose one of the following
  • What year are you applying for attendance?
  • Please select what type of person is providing this recommendation.
  • Under the provision of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, students at Oblate School of Theology have access to their admission records, including letters of recommendation. However students may waive their right to see the letters of recommendation, whereupon such letters will be held in confidence. If the applicant has not signed a waiver, it is assumed that this letter is submitted with the recommender’s understanding that the applicant, once registered at Oblate School of Theology may request to see the letter. The alternative selected will not affect consideration of the applicant for admission. Your selection below serves as a your electronic signature.
  • To be completed by the recommender:

    Please comment on the applicant’s ability to carry out graduate study, his/her general character, stability, and preparation for ministry. Compare applicant to others you have known in this field. Your prompt reply (within 2 weeks) will be appreciated. There are checklist questions below to complete as well.
  • Why would you recommend/not recommend this person at this time for graduate theology?
  • Select the best response from the list below
  • ORAL COMMUNICATION
  • READING AT GRADUATE LEVEL
  • WRITING AT GRADUATE LEVEL
  • MM slash DD slash YYYY

Hoping does not mean doing nothing.

It is not fatalistic resignation. It means going about our assigned tasks, confident that God will provide the meaning and the conclusions.
― Eugene H. Peterson