I am pleased to provide this letter of reference for Ms. Victoria
Tabana to the Law School Admission Council.  I have known Ms. Tabano since the Fall semester of 2014 when she was a  student in my Econ1200: Introduction to Macroeconomics.
Her work in this relatively small class was exemplary in every respect:  she was prompt and regular in attendance at this 8:30 AM class, she actively participated in class lecture/discussions, her submitted assignments were on time and very well done, she paid attention to the details of both our Blackboard and Aplia Learning Management Systems and brought an error of omission in the former to my attention before it would have caused undue confusion for the rest of the class, she used technology to her advantage during the meeting modules, was quick to respond to queries that could be obtained with a Google search, and completed the semester long assignment of the ePortfolio which she began with a statement and tracking of her goals for the course, including the postings from our Blackboard and and concluded with a thoughtful reflection on the pedagogical purpose of the ePortfolio assignment.
Her written and oral communication skills and work ethic distinguished her as an important role model for the rest of the class.  Although our direct interaction is limited to this one semester, the variety and intensity of our faculty/student relationship offer a very relevant and reliable means  not only for my assessment of her potential to succeed in law school but also for her ability to apply that education as a professional in the field.

Ms. Tabano demonstrated the ability not only to complete assignments that required knowledge and understanding of specific concepts, facts and quantitative skills but also to relate these to the economic news as reported in the media  and to personal narratives about her own experiences.

Ms. Tabano demonstrated consistent integrity and honesty in her work, careful to comply with Stockton’s standards of Academic Honesty.  She also showed effective time and task management skills in keeping up with the deadlines for the
 primarily qualitative postings in Blackboard and the more
quantitative work required in Aplia.  She was also responsible in taking advantage of the opportunity offered to all in the class to revise her Blackboard work and retake the multiple choice questions in Aplia.  
Ms. Tabano also showed traits of an Emotional Quotient important for a legal professional.  She was open to the points of view of the diverse enrollment in the class and showed great compassion for the personal issues I was confronting during the fall semester.   She was able to empathize based on her own challenges in balancing the demands of family life, work and school. There was no group work in the class so I am noting here and on the separate evaluation form that I have no basis for comment.
I can offer assessment of  Ms. Tabano’s personal responsibility both before and after the fall term. She made a very responsible decision to transfer from Monmouth University to Stockton to have fewer distractions from her academic focus.
In the spring of 2015, she made the difficult decision to withdraw from Econ1400: Introduction to Microeconomics after she realized that the responsibilities of her Stockton sponsored  internship  did not allow her the time
needed to devote to the course. She took advantage of the
Stockton’s  Preceptorial advising system to complete the process for earning the credits for Econ1400 during this past summer. And she showed the sort of justice-seeking behavior expected from legal professionals by informing our Internship Program of the not only inappropriate but also illegal actions
of the internship sponsor. This led to the removal of this company from the list of approved placements, sparing other 
interns from  this mistreatment, and to the involvement of the appropriate governmental agency  in the labor dispute.

Ms. Tabano also showed responsibility in asking for this letter of reference well ahead of the due date, in following up as the deadline approached, and in the communication with me needed to complete the process. Since she understands the relative importance of her LSAT score in the admissions process, she has also been actively involved in a preparation course completing the required assignments and receiving tutor assistance during the process.

Based on my varied contacts and information about Ms. Tabano, I offer my strongest support for her application to law school. 

-Elizabeth Elmore