recommendation letter
to whom it may concern,
as the director of the department of computer sciences of wuhan university of technology, which is one of the most prestigious engineering universities in china, i deem it a pleasure to recommend mr. nathan wang, one of the outstanding students in our department for admission and assistantship you're your graduate program.
since his enrollment into our department with remarkable entrance scores, wang has embodied the fine character of strong inquisition and industriousness in learning, which has gained him significant academic success during his college years. i am aware of his distinctive academic performance as reflected in his transcripts. he maintains a very high gpa that places him in the top 5% out of 150 through the past 3 years, winning scholarships of the department almost every year. in the college english speech contest organized by the teaching committee of hubei province, he excelled most of other contestants, winning the first prize in the region-wide preliminary contest, and the third prize in the final of the provincial level, being the sole participant representing our university.
i have also discovered him to be perseverant and enthusiastic in studies and extracurricular activities. during the military life experiencing period, a compulsory training program for all chinese college freshmen upon their immediate entrance, he was granted the title of excellent trainee thanks to his painstaking training efforts, though the training was extraordinarily rigorous and demanding. in the past college years, he has enthusiastically taken part in many students' societies, such as computer society, road to american english and literature garden, etc, which has both seen his versatility and organizing ability by serving in quite a few positions.
speaking of his organizing ability, i have to mention two well-known events under his active involvement and organization. one is the college computer festival of hubei province and the other is the science and culture week of our school. in the first one, he was one of the chief representatives from our department to undertake this provincial level activity. his enthusiastic involvements in liaison, coordination and the contestants' performance eva luation had won him the honorable title of active organizing participant specially granted by our department for this important occasion. in the second one of science and culture week, organized in our school in 1999, he was a chief organizer. and it was so successful that it attracted more than one thousand students to participate, who were all satisfied with this event for the opportunity of a better understanding of the past and future of science in china.
as the director, i am deeply impressed and moved by his capability of organizing and his sense of involvement, which have been explicitly demonstrated through all his participation in these activities
a bright young man, with blazing intelligence, energy, and determination, mr. wang deserves my first-rate recommendation. thus, i would unqualifiedly recommend him for admission into the ph. d. program at your university and i will appreciate your sincere assistance to his admission.
sincerely yours,
1、如何选择推荐人?
对于本科申请者没有必要刻意想方设法去寻找著名人士来做推荐人，相反，普通的任课教师和辅导员往往能起到更大的作用。
一般学校要求的2或3封推荐信，一封应该来自某一科目任课教师(老师所教科目应该尽量与自己申请的专业相结合，例如，申请理工类专业最好以数学老师的角度来写，申请音乐类专业应该以音乐老师的角度来写)。这封推荐信应该重点放在申请者的学习能力、学习方法、学习习惯、学习态度以及学业潜力等方面上。
另外一封推荐信应该来自辅导员(国内高中的班主任、年级组长等角色)，重点放在申请者的性格特点、综合素质、能力特长、课内课外整体表现等方面。
需要第三封推荐信的话可以根据自身的实际情况进行选择，例如如果参加过与申请专业相关的社会实践工作可以由工作中的主管提供一封推荐信，或者就简单地由英语老师提供一份评述申请者英语能力的推荐信。总之，选择推荐人不求"大"，但一定要贴切，且每个推荐人都应该从合适的角度进行推荐。
2、美国本科推荐信书写之前需要考虑哪些问题?
(1)所要申请的专业是什么，以及这个专业需要申请者具备哪些素质。
(2)申请者有什么主要经历，就申请本科学位的申请者来说主要是本人有哪些特长，竞赛经历，课外活动及获奖经历等。
(3)申请者的主要特质、性格特征等，有什么优点和缺点。
(4)申请者是否有什么特殊的情况需要在这封信中体现出来。
在动笔之前把这些问题考虑清楚可以更有条理地对推荐信做出一个规划。
3、完整的美国本科推荐信应该包括哪些内容?
(1)申请者的学业成绩或特质，是否具有领导才能，是否具有很强的分析能力等。在这一点上要注意适度，不能因为谦虚对优点加以掩盖，也不能夸夸其谈过高的估计申请者。
(2)充分挖掘申请者自身的特殊之处，例如有很强的沟通能力，或者是擅长某种语言等。
(3)就你所了解的'范围而言，该申请者有什么比较重要的成绩或是成就，学业上的或是其他方面的。
(4)该申请者是否有何弱项，例如之前有过某些方面的挫折，但是从这个失败的经历中获得了什高中生留学意大利么经验教训等。
(5)对申请者未来潜力的描述，即解释推荐人愿意对该申请者做出推荐的原因，以及一旦该申请者获得到该校继续深造的机会会有什么发展等。