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
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 eva luate 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
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Dear sir or madam,
As the Vice Dean of School of International Business, Tianjin Foreign Studies
University (TFSU), I am writing with pleasure to recommend Wang Ye to your esteemed university.
I got to know her personally since 20xx as I was her class advisor. And I taught her International Economics. In my course, she showed her craving for knowledge. She often read relative economic books to enrich herself. And she also asked me to recommend some text books and materials to study. When she had confusion, she always tried her best to figure out the question.
Miss Wang is a self-motivated student. For all I know, her average score is over 85 and she won scholarships every year in the past three years. Therefore, she was selected into the experimental class in the third academic year. This class consists of the best students of Department of International Economics and Trade, Department of Economics and Department of Finance. What’s more, she practiced in a small company to gain experience during the winter and summer vacations.
I am confident that she will be qualified and perform as well as she did in TFSU. Therefore, I recommend her with enthusiasm. I hope that you will consider her application favorably. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you need more information.
Yours Sincerely
xxx (Signature)
Vice Dean,
School of International Business
Tianjin Foreign Studies University
Center for Fluorescence and Spectroscopy
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Maryland School of Medicine
725 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201,
USA
(410)706-8409, FAX: (410)706-8408
Dear Prof. Dr. 0000
I take great pleasure in writing this letter of recommendation for Dr. 000to support his application for a postdoctoral position in your lab. Dr. 00is an outstanding graduate student working for the M.S. degree under my supervision. In my contact with him in the University, his creativity and attitude to research work gave me deep impression. He always proposed new ideas on his research and could
resolve problems by himself, I was very satisfied with him. Dr 00has been working on molecular luminescence research about six years. As I know, most of his researches have been concentrated on bioanalytical chemistry in his Masters work, such as protein and nucleic acids assays etc. In these fields, Dr. 00has strong background and research ability. He has and would be published several papers in international journals. I am often interested in reading his papers in publication and discussing with him. I am very appreciated of his research ability. Dr 000also possesses very fine character. He is a devoted research worker. He works on weekends. He is an honest and smart, reliable and responsible person, and is very cooperative too. Based on these qualities, I believe this young man will achieve greater academic success in his future work. Therefore, I strongly support his application, and it would be greatly appreciated if you could give him your favorable consideration.
Please feel free to contact me if I can answer any additional questions about 00000. My address is as follows:
Professor 00000
University
P. R. China
Your Sincerely
Professor of Analytical Chemistry