在現(xiàn)在社會,推薦信的使用頻率越來越高,在寫作上,推薦信有一定的寫作技巧。但是你知道怎樣才能寫的好嗎?以下是小編整理的怎么寫好留學申請推薦信,歡迎閱讀與收藏。
留學申請推薦信
1、絕大多數(shù)推薦信實際上是學生自己撰寫的,只要讓推薦人大筆一揮,簽上名字即可。
2、反正所有人的推薦信里都會夸夸其談,說被推薦人是如何如何優(yōu)秀,我只要一樣照做就好了。
3、推薦信只是個形式,美國大學要不要錄取我,還是要看我的考試分數(shù)說了算。
殊不知這樣的心態(tài),耽誤了多少“潛力股”的大好前程。推薦信在整個申請過程中,起著至關重要的作用,它是申請者自我營銷戰(zhàn)略里至關重要的部分,一篇過于平淡的推薦信,很可能成為你申請材料里的一處硬傷,讓你永無翻身之日。
本文,避免如中國政府外交辭令般“空洞”的言論,手把手教你如何準備大學申請時的推薦信,仔細閱讀它,你也可以成為大學推薦信方面的專家。
一、什么是“好”的推薦信?
一封好的推薦信,能夠通過列舉真實的,具有啟發(fā)性的事例或者描述申請人在某方面具備的潛力和特長,與其余申請材料配合,進而支撐整個申請定位。使申請人在眾多與自己條件相當,甚至比自己條件更優(yōu)秀的申請群體中脫穎而出。但要注意,單單靠一封好的推薦信,很難達到被美國優(yōu)秀大學錄取的目的,推薦信講究的是“與其余申請材料的呼應和配合”。
舉例:申請者a和b具有同樣優(yōu)秀的成績和背景,但c大學面臨只能從a和b中錄取一名學生的窘境。a和b都將自己定位為“善于觀察,樂于助人并且具有領導才能的人”。并且都在申請短文中做出了體現(xiàn)。這時候,輪到推薦信出場了。
a的推薦信如下:“做為校長,我可以肯定的告訴您,a是我見過的最優(yōu)秀的學生之一,她不僅成績優(yōu)異,而且善于觀察,時常幫助需要她的同學,她還是我見過的非常有潛力的學生領袖!
b的推薦信如下:“通過他的標準化成績,我想各位已經清楚的看到他在學習上多么優(yōu)秀,我在此不再累述。我想告訴錄取委員會一件b給我留下深刻印象的事情。20XX年,我們學校舉辦50周年校慶晚會,做為最值得信任的學生干部,老師們都同意此次活動交給b來組織,但是令我驚訝的是:b主動跑來找我,告訴我這件事情應該交給x同學。在我眼中,x向來是一個不善言辭的學生。但b說服了我,告訴我說:“x同學其實非常有創(chuàng)意,但因為他天性內斂,所以不敢表達自己,時常顯的不自信,這次活動,是重塑x同學自信的大好機會!蔽衣犎×怂囊庖,晚會舉辦的非常成功。我知道,在這個過程中,b投入了大量的精力,在幕后做了大量的工作,但他把榮譽都給了他的同學。這是一個多么善于觀察,樂于助人而且有領導才能的孩子啊!
孰優(yōu)孰劣,已分高下。各位,如果您是大學招生官,您會錄取a還是b呢?
二、大學錄取材料里為什么必須包含推薦信?招生官希望從推薦信里得到什么信息?
自己對于自己的評價難免不夠“客觀”,推薦信的作用,在于招生官希望能夠從第三方的角度,客觀的了解申請者的情況。通常來說,招生官希望從推薦信里了解到的信息包括但不限于:
1、你在申請材料里講述的是否都是事實
如果你的活動列表里完全沒有任何參加公益活動的內容,你的推薦信里卻提到你是一個熱衷公益,十分有社會責任感的人,這就不免讓招生官產生疑惑;如果你從來沒有提到你在音樂方面有天賦,你的推薦信卻告訴招生官你的鋼琴比莫扎特彈的還好,這就是個笑話。
2、你的成就是否足以給別人留下深刻的印象
有些話自己說合適,有些話則是別人說合適!爸t遜”一直是中華民族的傳統(tǒng)美德,我想很少有學生會在申請文書里讓自己鋒芒畢露。推薦信則提供了塑造你形象的大好機會。別人對你的褒獎往往更客觀,更可信。
3、為申請材料中的“疑點”提供解釋的機會
張同學在gre考試中取得了1500分的好成績,可他在學校數(shù)學課的平均成績只有80分,這不免會讓招生官覺得張同學不過是在考試中運氣好而已?墒侨绻臄(shù)學老師在推薦信中告訴招生官,張同學選修的數(shù)學課都是大學里開設的最難的課程,而他又是整個學校給分最嚴的老師,在他的課上,學生的平均分只有60。那么情況則完全不一樣了。
4、對申請文書的內容做補充
這對于高中申請本科的同學尤其適用。推薦書中,有一個小文書是非常難于處理的,那就是“在你列出的活動中,哪一項對你最有意義,為什么?”這篇文書僅限150字。你會不會因為篇幅不夠而感到苦惱?會不會因為沒有寫出你自己的全部想法而感到遺憾?這個時候,推薦信會是一個很好的補充。
5、為招生官客觀的評價你提供全面的背景信息
中國的國情是特殊的。你費盡九牛二虎之力,考入了省重點高中,遺憾的是,你在這批學生中只能排名中等。這個時候,如果你不能在推薦里說明你們的學校是如何優(yōu)秀,大概只有全省1%的尖子學生才能進入此高中,因此你雖然排名中等,但是你依然是最有競爭力的申請者,那么你就喪失了讓招生官客觀評價你的大好機會。
范文1:
i am pleased to write this letter for my former student miss nan li, who graduated from this college with an l.b. degree in june 1978.miss li was admitted to the department of law of this college in 1974 through highly competitive entrance examination which is conducted annually and is open to the whole nation. even in such a selective group.
miss li made herself distinguished. as professor and dean of the college, i have access to her records of academic work and moral cond uct, in her fourth year study, i instructed her in anglo-american laws on trespass. so i have known her quite well. miss lis performance, like that in many other courses she taken, was excellent with a superior grade of 86 for the first semester, and 84 for the second semester. in our university and in other university here, 80 is considered "a" , the highest level.
as far as i know, miss li wishes to continue her study in law for an advanceddegree. i am sure she has had sufficient prerequisite knowledge for the subject and certainly has the ability to undertake the study. i recommend miss li without reservation and shall appreciate yourfavorable consideration of her application.
范文2:
Dear Professor:
I understand that XXX is applying for admission to your Postgraduate Master’s Program, and has requested that I write this letter of recommendation for her.
I have known XXX as a resourceful and goal-oriented individual ever since she attended my Instrumental Analysis course(score:84) in her fourth academic semester.
She often raised thought-provoking questions during the course lectures. Thus,it is natural that I like discussing with this young girl and enjoy becoming more familiar with her and her aspirations.
In her sixth academic semester, she took my course of Electrochemical Analysis(score:89).The more I get to know her, the more I find she is talented at chemistry.
With her outstanding talent and solid background in chemistry, she also did quite well in most of her other courses during her undergraduate study.
I feel strongly that XXX’s unusual talents and abilities will stand her in good stead for a quality chemistry education, and your university will provide the best opportunities for her.
While at XXX University, XXX had excellent performances in all subjects of her studies and demonstrated great potential, but she is more than a knowledgable bookworm;she is an outstanding leader.
She is not only the President of the Student Union in the College of Chemistry, but also the Minister of Commonweal Department of Students’ Association Union of XXX University. She is adept in speech and debate, which give her great capabilities for expression, abstract reasoning, and cooperation. She also took part in and organised many extracurricular activities, such as “Dream Fly” Party of College of Chemistry and Chemical Knowledge Contest of XXX University.
We at XXX University see an optimistic, highly independent, and easy-going character in XXX, with highly unusual determination.
She is not to be defeated by any difficulties. She believes that , with hard work, she can achieve anything she wants. I think her confidence in herself is well grounded in her track record.
Judging by what I know of her, I think XXX is fully qualified to pursue a Master’s degree in your program. Therefore,I recommend her with much enthusiasm and I shall greatly appreciate your favorably consideration for her application for admission.
范文3:
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 universitys 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 Chinas 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 x x x x
Professor and Deputy Head
范文4:
Dear SirMadam:
I gladly recommend my student Mr. Yi to you for his application to your graduate school program.
Mr. Yi enrolled in my courses of “Digital Control System”“Optimization Theory” during his senior year. In the former, he got a good score of 86/100ranked within top 5% of the class. In the latter which was opened for graduate students, he was one of the only three undergraduates who took this course. Throught the period of instruction, I found him an inquistiveattentive person. He always concentrated on my lecturesabsorb knowledge profoundly. Although some of the assignments were somewhat difficult to the average students, he could solved them completelycorrectly owing to his logicalanalytical thinkingthe clear conception to the theory.He also impressed me in the final project developing a program to resolve the free variable optimal problem. He thought deeplydid it skillfully, so the program could work very well even for the special cases (like cycling…) but still economicallyeasy to read. So I gave him the good scorewas better than many graduate students.
Besides, He also took a cluster of courses in ControlSystems Theory in his juniorsenior yearsalways got good scores.Upon my observation, Mr. Yi has been fully prepared to undertake a Master in your institute in the controlsystem fields. I am confident that with the ingenious learning abilitydiligent attitude that he has shown in the courses, he will be able to perform outstandingly even in a highly vigorous program. I have no hesitation in recommending himhope that you will consider his application favorably.
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