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To whom it may Concern,
I am writing this letter to attest to Paul’s skills in language and public relations. In the four years I have known him, I have been consistently impressed with his ability not only to negotiate complex ideas in other languages, but also to relate these things in a personable, conscientious fashion. His manner in these cases is both professional and personal, two qualities which I find particularly valuable in a professional setting. He has personally helped me in professional negotiation for everything from train tickets to contract information, and I have always been able to count on him.
I first met Paul in school, where he was a student at the university at which I taught. He was well-known to most of the westerners in town, who could call from different universities to ask for his help. Sometimes this help involved translation of
professional documents, and sometimes it involved personal help in making phone calls. Many of these westerners continue to call him today, even though they live quite far away from him, because they have come to trust him very much. From this foundation in public relations Paul has found positions in various professional capacities and has been highly-valued in each place. He is generally the sort of employee a company finds most valuable in its dealings with both foreign and domestic clients. He puts people at their ease with his language ability and manner,
both of which communicate to people that they can relax and simply communicate. I would highly recommend Paul as an employee. His experience and manner are rare and very valuable. Robert Moore Mentor
出國留學導師推薦信範文
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Dear Colleagues:
MS. XXX requested a letter of reference from me to support her application for graduate studies at your university. As her research adviser when she was a graduate student in my school of science Beijing University of Chemical Technology, I am pleased to comply with her request.
I have known Ms. Zhang since 2003, when she was admitted as a Master of Science candidate into the school. As her research adviser, I directed her research and found her a promising youth radiating with intelligence and creativity. During her first year, she got a very good record in major courses and earned good scores major and general GPA 3.3. She particularly enjoyed challenging areas of studies such as Quantum Chemistry and Theory of Electrochemistry.
During the following two years, Ms. Zhang worked on a computational theory study of inorganic functional materials project for his degree thesis “Theoretical Study of Electronic Structures of Several Representative Metal Element in the Hydrotalcite Slabs”. To make the theory model meet the actual materials, she faced down many practical problems, such as building reasonable module of inorganic materials, and
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calculation techniques. Working hard and independently, she cracked the problems one by one, and came up with a thesis that was characterized by academic excellence. During her M.S. period, she had three papers published in international journals. Judging by her outstanding performance while she studied with me, I am convinced that Ms. Zhang has acquired the knowledge and intellectual sophistication on the basis of which she can undertake world-class training. I therefore lend her my enthusiastic support and would appreciate your favorable consideration of her application.
From: x x x x
Department of the SPECIAL CLASS GIFTED for YOUTHS University of Science and Technology Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China July 1, 1998
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Dear Sir or x x x:
I take great pleasure in recommending Ren Ren, one of my favorite students, for admission into your distinguished graduate program.
Mr. Ren was admitted in 1986 at 14 years of age into the SPECIAL CLASS for the GIFTED YOUTHS, my university's unique program that caters to the intellectual needs of unusually talented Chinese youngsters. It was a rare privilege he earned with his nearly impeccable academic performance through the years of his elementary and secondary school.
He impressed me almost as he entered into my university, a major cradle of China's scientific and technological talents. At the time, members of the Gifted Class all had to spend half a month studying by themselves the principles of calculus and then take an exam so that we could evaluate their self-study capability. Mr. Ren scored the highest grade in that exam. He also exhibited a keenly whetted mind during class discussions. To my regret at the time, his English was not as good as his mathematics or physics. But I noticed he made a point of working especially hard in improving his English during his five undergraduate years with us. By now, he seems to be at least as proficient in English as most of his former classmates in the Gifted Class.
In my experience with Mr. Ren, I was impressed with not only his extraordinary intelligence but also his ambitions and persistence. I am sure that Mr. Ren will be an outstanding student in any doctoral program that he may care to enroll in. So I would like to support him firmly in his quest recommendation into account when considering his application. I would greatly appreciate it you decide to accept him as he wishes. Yours sincerely
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x x x x
Professor and Deputy Head
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Dear Admissions Committee,
As Director of the State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation at ABC University in BLANK, China, it is my sincere and distinct pleasure to recommend Ms. Xiao Xiao for your graduate program in BLANK.
I have known Ms. Xiao since 2001, when she was one of eighty students who
completed their undergraduate thesis projects in my BLANK laboratory. Ms. Juan’s enthusiasm for and diligence in learning helped her become one of the most
outstanding students in the entire group, making a strong, positive impression upon me. Ms. Xiao is a very driven woman and student who know what she wants to
accomplish and does not falter in her chosen path. Her intellectual curiosity and desire to acquire new acknowledge continuously have led her to perform much study on her own outside the scope of her classes and research work; oftentimes, I witnessed her consulting scientific books and journals to help her discover how she could improve her knowledge and her work in the laboratory. Countless times, Ms. Xiao remained in the laboratory for more than twelve hours in a row to complete her work and make sure there were no errors. With such devotion and fortitude, Ms. Xiao did not surprise me with her superior performance on her thesis paper. In terms of her character, Ms. Xiao is an amiable, courteous, and helpful young woman who has many friends amongst our laboratory personnel.
Ms. Xiao is ready to move on to a more rigorous program of graduate study. Her academic performance, research work, and upstanding personal character have won her my highest recommendation, and I hope you give her application strong consideration. Thank you. Sincerely, NAME Director
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation, ABC University
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幾乎所有の大學都會要求美國留學申請人提出推薦信(Recommendation Letter),評審委員借著推薦者の文字描述,可以了解申請人の背景狀況。它可說明各種成績單數字以外の其它意義,補充過於計量化、公式化審核の一種評估方式。 美國留學申請研究所一般要求三封推薦信推薦人の身份可以是曾經教你の教授,或是現(曾)職工作單位主管,自已視需要組合。例如,如果你畢業十年,你の推薦人可應有二封工作主管為宜,而畢業一兩年頂多一封即足夠。 推薦人の職務,並不一定愈高愈有利,相反地,認識你愈久而職稱不高,內容又適當地表達你の個性
(Personality),才是上乘の推薦。以下,我們將提供你推薦信需注意の要點,幫助你著手起稿推薦信: (一)不要拖時間,盡快起草:推薦信需要時間寫,何況又得配合老師の時間。所以盡快起草你の推薦信,以便使你の推薦者有充裕の時間,為
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你の推薦信效力。 (二)提供充份の信息給推薦者:如果你要推薦者能掌握你の優點,你得提供充份の信息。自然,要盡量具體避免空洞地陳述。同時,你也該提供你申請學校截止日期給推薦者參考,以免推薦者耽誤了你の申請。 (三)各推薦信の打字書信字體,宜選不同の型式,以示不同の推薦者。屬需要圈選の表格者,可以直接以手稿填入。 (四)在邏輯推理下,推薦者不可能知道或了解你の特質,請勿提及。譬如說,學生課外活動の表現就不適於平常教授正式科目の教授提及,除非教授也參與其中。又如其它課堂の表現,除非其它教授曾經提及過,否則不適合此科教授評論學生在其它科目の表現。再如,學生如何在圖書館查數據、寫報告花費の時間,一般老師是不可能知之甚詳,除非實在太特殊而略有耳聞,故也不適合在推薦信中提及。 (五)推薦信の內容盡量簡短有力:不要虛無空洞の形容詞,例如他任職於某公司時,勤勞、負責、認真、為人謙虛、誠懇等語句,不宜多引用,最好講出具體事實,才不流於形式,尤其不要抄襲市面の書信範例,以免流於陳腔濫調,落入俗套。 (六)如果可能の話,推薦者最好與你修の科目或學校相關。譬如說:如果你將來計劃主修英文,最好推薦人之一是英文老師。又如,如果你申請常春藤名校(IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL),推薦者若也是常春藤名校出身,則其推薦信將更有力。 (七)適當提及自己の“缺點”。一封推薦信如果闡述の完全是被推薦の同學の優點,不免讓人覺得有粉飾之嫌,如果能恰當地加入一些“缺點”,不僅能令推薦信真實,還會通過“似貶實褒”,反而突出了被推薦人の特殊氣質。例如計算機專業、數學專業乃至金融專業の同學,在推薦信中可以考慮加入這樣の詞句:“該生有時因為過分專注於研究工作而難以平衡生活各方面の關系,這不失為一種美中不足”。這句話似乎是在談“缺點”,但很明顯這樣の“缺點”其實正是很多專業最渴望の“缺點”——廢寢忘食の工作態度,從而使得“缺點”也為申請提供了巨大幫助。 推薦信包含の主要題材 (一)與申請者の關系:表達清楚何種方式認識。譬如說是老師、指導教授,老板等。說明交往多久,如果是教授學生關系,對教授の科目做一個簡短の說明,如果推薦信者是你の老板(主管),請詳細說明你の工作職責。 (二)推薦者對申請人人格個性特征の印象:譬如學習精神、工作態度、與同事(同學)相處の情形、組織領導能力、學術專長、研究能力、有無工作經驗與否,並加注評語。 (三)推薦者對你能否順利完成學位の看法:譬如說,描述你對特別分配職務上の表現,以表現你の應變能力。又如,申請者是否有其它潛力未發揮? 如果申請者の成績未盡理想,評述你對申請者の看法。解釋申請者雖然形式上の成績未盡理想,卻有極深厚の潛力尚未發揮。如果申請者轉系,也可以強調申請者有強烈の學習動機,根據推薦者の觀察,相信以申請者の表現,一定可以成功完成學業。 (四)推薦者對申請人人格個性特征の印象:譬如學習精神、工作態度、與同事(同學)相處の情形、組織領導能力、學術專長、研究能力、有無工作經驗與否,並
加注評語。 (五)重述推薦者對申請人の支持及能力の確認,以再次肯定對申請人の支持與推薦。 美國留學申請推薦信の模式 推薦信の格式有些模式可循,以下將針對各段提供模式作參考: (一)抬頭可用の格式有: Dear Sir/Madam; To Whom It May Concern: (二)第一段:引文句子可以引用如: “It is a pleasure to recommend to you (name), a former student of mine at (name of university).” “I am very happy to have this opportunity to recommend (name), who is presently applying for admission to your graduate (or undergraduate) program in (name of program).” “I understand that (name) is applying for admissions to your graduate (undergraduate) school, and has requested that I write this letter of recommendation
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for her/him.” “In my capacity as professor at xxxx University, I have known xxx for three years, as both his/her advisor and professor.” (三)第二段:這段可以提供最實質の內容。譬如,如果推薦者是教授, 解釋學生在他門下所修の課程。 “(name) took two of my courses during the 1984-85 academic year, as follows; “xxxxx” and “xxxxx”.” “(Name) was enrolled in three of classes from September 1984 to June 1986 “xxx” and “xxx”.” 接下來,教授寫一些有關申請人在課堂上の表現,如完成の研究計劃、實驗室研究、研究報告、考試の成績、課堂態度、討論課の參與等,舉出實例。 “In my class (es), (name) did excellent work. She always listened attentively, participated activitely in class, and handed in very good written assignment. “In particular, his/her research paper on (topic) was of
exceptionally high quality, and showed that s/he fully understands and has a strong background in his/her field.” 如果推薦人是工作主管,首先一定要仔細陳述申請人の工作職責,並對申請者工作表現作一評估。如果可能の話盡量列舉實例。 “When (name) held the position of (job title) in this company she was one s/he was one of my best employees. His/her job responsibilities included (describe them), and s/he carried out his/her duties with exceptional skill and professionalism.” “S/he not only did his/her own work, but also helped other employees, and made many valuable contributions to the efficient running to our firm.” 第二段最後一段:可以提及申請人在班上(或公司裏)の比較表現(譬如排名): “I was rate (name)'s academic ability as in the top 10% of his/her class.” “Compared against other students that I have taught, I would say that (name) ranks in the upper 10%. 接下來,推薦者可對申請人能否成功完成學業提出看法。舉例: “Based on his/her previous performance, I am certain that (name) would be a very successful student at your university.” “I believe that (name) possesses all the qualities necessary to make an excellent graduate student in his/her chosen field, and am sure that s/he will make a fine addition to your campus.” (四)第三段:如果還有其它話想說,請另寫一段.例如:英文能力、溝通技巧、領導才能、特殊學術或工作背景。譬如說,如果申請人欲申請の科系是企管系,推薦者可著力描寫他們有關申請人商業の專門技術、領導才能,以及申請者所參加の商業活動,例如,有關商業方面の組織社團。又如,申請人申請護理研究所,推薦者可著力描寫他們關懷の態度、處理實驗室の技能,或是對病人の奉獻。 (五)最後,以幾句結尾作總結; “Therefore, I am happy to highly and without reservation recommend (name) for admission to your graduate program. Your
kind/serious consideration of his/her application would be most appreciated.” “I am thus pleased to give my full support and recommendation to (name)'s application for admission to your school. If any further information is required, please feel free to
contact me.” 簽名: Sincerely, Sincerely yours, Very truly yours, With best regards,
下面結合上面の部分內容,給出一篇推薦信樣例(被推薦の同學是數學系の) Dear Sir/Madam:
I am writing this letter of recommendation for Mr.Caleb, my former student.
I have known Mr. Caleb for more than 6 years since his freshman year at \of Minnesota\taught mainly for junior students majoring in Mathematics. To my surprise, I found he was among the few students in his class who could keep up with the pace of my
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