Information on Letters of Recommendation

Please direct requests for letters of recommendation to the administration office. We distinguish between two types of letters:

Simple letter of recommendation
This letter simply states how your exam grade relates to the overall distribution. Prerequisite: you have taken the lectures "Statistics I" and/or "Statistics II" with Prof. Krüger. Processing time: 1-2 weeks.

Personalized letter of recommendation
This letter applies with regard to stays abroad or scholarships. Prerequisite: At least one of the following criteria is met:

  • You have completed one of our elective courses ("Microeconometrics", "Applied Econometrics", "Predictive Modeling", and "Probabilistic Time Series Forecasting Challenge") with a grade of 1.7 or better
  • You have completed one of our seminars with a grade of 1.7 or better
  • You are (or were) a student research assistant or tutor in our working group

Required documents: current transcript of records, CV and a brief description of the project. Processing time: approx. 3 weeks.