incapacityasprofessorofmathematicsatfudanuniversity?i'mwritingtorecommendmr.wang?gesintosyourphdprogramincomputerscience.ihaveknownmr.wangsincehissophomoreyearofcollege?andhaveactedashisthesisadvisormentor.inmyexperience?heisagifteddiligentstudent?andanadmirablyhardworker.
wangisanimpressivestudentbecausehehasbeenforcedtoovercomethesignificantchallengeofaseriousillnessduringhisfreshmanyear.whenifirstmetwanginmydiscretemathclass?hedidnotappeartobeanythingspecialtome.whilehisexamscoresweregood?theywerenotashighasiwouldnowexpectofhim.whatididn'tknowthenwasthatduetohisillness?wangwasattemptingtotakeallofthedifficultearlymathematicscoursesatonetime?includingdiscretemathematics?advancedmathematics?linearalgebra?andpossibilities.whilemoststudentsfoundpreparingforjustonesetoftheseexamsdifficult?wangwasoverwhelmedbyfourofthem.butintheend?heachievedanimpressivescoreonthefinalexam?whichmademeconsciousofhisunusualdeterminationhedemonstrateswhenconfrontingdifficultchallenges.
mr.wangihaveoftentalkedaboutavarietyofmathematicscomputerscienceconceptsproblems.duringthesediscussions?ialwaysfoundhimtobedelightfullyintelligent.notonlydoeshequicklyunderstandtheconceptsproblemspresentedtohim?heisabletoanalyzetheseproblemspresentsolutions.butperhapsmostimportantisthatwang'sthinkingisintenselyrigorous.whenlookingatanyquestion?hecarefullyscrutinizesitifhefindsanyuncertainissue
heclearsthemupimmediately.ibelievethiskindofthoughtisessentialtobecomeanexcellentcomputerprogrammer.
servingashisthesisadvisor?ihadafirst-handopportunitytoobservethewayinwhichwang'smindworks.inhissenorthesis?mr.wangmainlydiscussedtwochallengingquestionsinregardsto′ann′。inourbooksinchina?knowledgeofannitsusesareveryrare.fewpeopleinchinahavestudiedthistopicconsequently?thematerialsthatareavailableonannarelimited.workingonthisdifficultproject?notonlydidmr.wangrisetothechallenge?buthewentabovebeyondthecallofdutytoanalyzehissecondarysourcestestthemforaccuracyinpractice.inthisway?hefoundmistakesinthebookthatweuse.hisdiligencehardworkmademeextremelyproudofhim.
dearcolleagues：
asateacherindepartmentofbiology,nankaiuniversity,aleadinguniversityinchina,iamverypleasedtotakethisopportunitytorecommendoneofmyfavoritestudentstoyourphdprogram.
inseptember,××××,miss×wasmystudentsingeneralbiology,thefirstprofessionalcoursetheytakeinthefield.shelikesitverymuch.iteachherinanopenandinteractivemanner,sheisactiveandpassionateaboutansweringclassquestions.miss×isbright,energeticandenthusiasticgirlwholovesspeakingoutherownideas.sheneverescapesfromthosepointsofwhichsheisskeptical.apartfromthat,sheoftenputsforwardherideasuponquestionsandexchangesallofherinnovateideaswithmeafterclass.
uponendingofgeneralbiologycourse,iaskedmystudentstowriteanessayupontheirunderstandingofbiology.idiscoveredmiss×’sessaywassoimpressiveandpersuasive;hercarefulessaycomesfromdozensofreferencestobiologyliteratures.inessaymiss×stretchedouthercreativethinkinguponstatusquoofbiologicalresearchandbranchesinthefieldofbiology.allofthisspeakstohercreativeandlogicalandscientificthinkingcapability.iamgladlytosaythatmiss×hasaclearunderstandingaboutgeneralbiology,thatcomprehensionhasbeenreflectedfullyinheressay.thereforemiss×gotafullpointforheressayinherclass,andotherstudentstookitasmodelessayforgranted.
ibelievemiss×’sindustriousness,passionanddedicationwillmakeheranidealcandidateyouareseekingforyourprogram,soihighlyrecommendherwithoutanyhesitationtoyou.andiwillgreatlyappreciateitifyoucouldacceptherintoyourprogram.
sincerelyyours,
prof.×××
From:****
DepartmentoftheSPECWeALCLASSGWeFTEDforYOUTHS
UniversityofScienceandTechnology
Hefei,Anhui230026,P.R.China
July1,1998
DearSirorMadam:
WetakegreatpleasureinrecommendingWangYong,oneofmyfavoritestudents,foradmissionintoyourdistinguishedgraduateprogram.
Mr.Wangwasadmittedin1986at14yearsofageintotheSPECWeALCLASSfortheGWeFTEDYOUTHS,myuniversity'suniqueprogramthatcaterstotheintellectualneedsofunusuallytalentedChineseyoungsters.Wetwasarareprivilegeheearnedwithhisnearlyimpeccableacademicperformancethroughtheyearsofhiselementaryandsecondaryschool.
Heimpressedmealmostasheenteredintomyuniversity,amajorcradleofchina'sscientificandtechnologicaltalents.Atthetime,membersoftheGiftedClassallhadtospendhalfamonthstudyingbythemselvestheprinciplesofcalculusandthentakeanexamsothatwecouldevaluatetheirself-studycapability.Mr.Wangscoredthehighestgradeinthatexam.Healsoexhibitedakeenlywhettedmindduringclassdiscussions.Tomyregretatthetime,hisEnglishwasnotasgoodashismathematicsorphysics.(缺点介绍，公正真实)ButWenoticedhemadeapointofworkingespeciallyhardinimprovinghisEnglishduringhisfiveundergraduateyearswithus.Bynow,heseemstobeatleastasproficientinEnglishasmostofhisformerclassmatesintheGiftedClass.
WenmyexperiencewithMr.Wang,Wewasimpressedwithnotonlyhisextraordinaryintelligencebutalsohisambitionsandpersistence.WeamsurethatMr.Wangwillbeanoutstandingstudentinanydoctoralprogramthathemaycaretoenrollin.SoWewouldliketosupporthimfirmlyinhisquestrecommendationintoaccountwhenconsideringhisapplication.Wewouldgreatlyappreciateityoudecidetoaccepthimashewishes.
Yourssincerely
****
ProfessorandDeputyHead
Attherequestofmr。xizhenchen，myformerstudentinthedepartmentofcomputerscience，beijinguniv。Ofsciences，iamgladtowritethisletterfurnishingmyevaluationofhisacademicaptitudeforyourreference。mr。chenisinterestedinyourgraduateprogramincomputerscience。Icametoknowhiminseptember1987whenmr。chenenrolledinmyclassonfortranivprogramming，athreesemesters’course。Intheclasshewasoneofthemostoutstandingstudents。atthesemesterfinalheearnedahighgradeof81，whichshouldbe"a"accordingtoourgradingsystem。
Ialsooundhimgoodatotherstudies。aftertheclass，hehadpersonaltalkswithmeseveraltimes。heindicatedagreatinterestincomputerhardware，inmyopinion，mr。chenhasapotentialincomputerscience，whichcanbefurtherdeveloped。Inviewofhispreviousachievementsinthiscollege，Iamfirmlyconvincedthatmr。chenwillmakeasuccessfulgraduatestudent。Yourfavorableconsiderationofhisadmissionwillbehighlyappreciated。
DearSir,
ItismypleasuretorecommendMr.Fu-pingWangforhisapplicationtograduatestudiesinyourschool.
Mr.WanghasbeenmyresearchassistantoftheNationalScienceCouncil’sproject"TheUnitedStatesandtheUnitedNations’FinancialCrisis:TheRoleofU.S.Congress"sinceSeptember1997.Hismajorresponsibilitiesincludeinformationcollecting,analyzingandtranslating.Heisanenthusiasticandprogressiveyoungmanwithextremelyhighpotentiality.Mr.Wangisnotonlyquickatlearningandgoodatsolvingdifficultproblems,butalsowithalogicalmindthatenableshimtoeffectivelyanalyzedifficulties.Alltheworkhandedtohimwascompletedsatisfactorily.Actually,heissoreliablethatIassignhimwithheavyresponsibilities.Withhishelp,Ihavebeenabletospendmoretimeinwritingtheresearchpaper.Ireallyconsidermyselfveryfortunatetohavesuchacapableassistant.
Iamcertainhisdiligence,coupledwithagoodcompetenceandpleasantpersonality,willassurehimofacademicachievementsinhisfutureacademicpursuits.Istronglyrecommendhisadmissionwithoutanyreservation.
Sincerelyyours,
ChungWei-kuo
TowhomitmayConcern,
IamwritingthislettertoattesttoPaul’sskillsinlanguageandpublicrelations.InthefouryearsIhaveknownhim,Ihavebeenconsistentlyimpressedwithhisabilitynotonlytonegotiatecomplexideasinotherlanguages,butalsotorelatethesethingsinapersonable,conscientiousfashion.Hismannerinthesecasesisbothprofessionalandpersonal,twoqualitieswhichIfindparticularlyvaluableinaprofessionalsetting.
Hehaspersonallyhelpedmeinprofessionalnegotiationforeverythingfromtrainticketstocontractinformation,andIhavealwaysbeenabletocountonhim.
IfirstmetPaulinschool,wherehewasastudentattheuniversityatwhichItaught.Hewaswell-knowntomostofthewesternersintown,whocouldcallfromdifferentuniversitiestoaskforhishelp.
Sometimesthishelpinvolvedtranslationofprofessionaldocuments,andsometimesitinvolvedpersonalhelpinmakingphonecalls.Manyofthesewesternerscontinuetocallhimtoday,eventhoughtheylivequitefarawayfromhim,becausetheyhavecometotrusthimverymuch.
FromthisfoundationinpublicrelationsPaulhasfoundpositionsinvariousprofessionalcapacitiesandhasbeenhighly-valuedineachplace.Heisgenerallythesortofemployeeacompanyfindsmostvaluableinitsdealingswithbothforeignanddomesticclients.Heputspeopleattheireasewithhislanguageabilityandmanner,bothofwhichcommunicatetopeoplethattheycanrelaxandsimplycommunicate.
IwouldhighlyrecommendPaulasanemployee.Hisexperienceandmannerarerareandveryvaluable.
RobertMoore
Mentor
ReferenceLetter
DearAdmissionOfficer,
AsMiss#####courseinstructorinComputerInformationNetworks,ComputerApplicationSystemandDigitalLibrary&TechnologyeversinceSeptember,20xxduringherundergraduateperiodinNorthwestUniversity,Iknowverywellheracademiccompetenceandoverallexpertise;therefore,Itakeitmypleasuretopresentyouthisletterfurnishingmycommendationonher.
MissZhangpreliminarilyattestedtoherexcellenceininformationretrieval,analysis,integrationandcomputerapplicationinOctober,20xx,whensheassistedmeinthenetworkinformationsurveyof‘TheApplicationStatusofMobileLibraryinChina’.AsfarasIknow,shespentawholeweekcollectingdataofmobilelibraryapplicationstatusof23provinces,4direct-controlledmunicipalities,2specialadministrativeregionsand5autonomousregionsacrossthecountrythroughtheInternetandlistedrelevantinformationaccordingtothetheoryofbalancedscorecard.Inherlaterpaper‘ThePracticalSignificanceofConsociationofTraditionalDigitalLibraryandMobileLibrary—ExemplifiedbytheTWIMSSystemofTsinghuaUniversity’publishedonLibraryandInformationService,comparisonwasmadefromanglesofbothtimeandspace.HerdiscourseabouttheinsufficiencyinmobilelibrarydevelopmentinChinaaswellascorrespondingsolutionswasquiteincisiveandimpressive.
HavingtaughtMissZhangforovertwoyears,Igetagoodunderstandingofherindependentresearchability,innovativeideasandrigorousacademicattitude.Inthemeantime,sheshowedherparticularlyamicablepersonalityandcheerfuldispositioninconductingherselfwithothers.
Asanexcellentstudentassembledofalltheingredientstofurtherachievementsininformationstudies,MissZhanghasmystrongrecommendation.AndIamconfidentofhercandidatureforyourprogram.Muchappreciationforyourfavorableconsiderationofherapplication.
Sincerelyyours,
Mr.#####
AssociateProfessor,DeanofSchoolofPublicManagement,NorthwestUniversityContactAddress:1#,XuefuDadao,GuoduCounty,Chang’anDistrict,Xi’an,ChinaPostalCode:710127
E-mail:####
Date:October20,20xx
WencapacityasProfessorofMathematicsatFudanUniversityWe'mwritingtorecommendMr.WangGesintosyourPhDprograminComputerScience.WehaveknownMr.Wangsincehissophomoreyearofcollegeandhaveactedashisthesisadvisormentor.Wenmyexperienceheisagifteddiligentstudentandanadmirablyhardworker.
Wangisanimpressivestudentbecausehehasbeenforcedtoovercomethesignificantchallengeofaseriousillnessduringhisfreshmanyear.WhenWefirstmetWanginmyDiscreteMathclasshedidnotappeartobeanythingspecialtome.WhilehisexamscoresweregoodtheywerenotashighasWewouldnowexpectofhim.
WhatWedidn'tknowthenwasthatduetohisillnessWangwasattemptingtotakeallofthedifficultearlymathematicscoursesatonetimeincludingDiscreteMathematicsAdvancedMathematicsLinearAlgebraandPossibilities.WhilemoststudentsfoundpreparingforjustonesetoftheseexamsdifficultWangwasoverwhelmedbyfourofthem.Butintheendheachievedanimpressivescoreonthefinalexamwhichmademeconsciousofhisunusualdeterminationhedemonstrateswhenconfrontingdifficultchallenges.
Mr.WangWehaveoftentalkedaboutavarietyofmathematicscomputerscienceconceptsproblems.DuringthesediscussionsWealwaysfoundhimtobedelightfullyintelligent.Notonlydoeshequicklyunderstandtheconceptsproblemspresentedtohimheisabletoanalyzetheseproblemspresentsolutions.ButperhapsmostimportantisthatWang'sthinkingisintenselyrigorous.Whenlookingatanyquestionhecarefullyscrutinizesitifhefindsanyuncertainissue
heclearsthemupimmediately.Webelievethiskindofthoughtisessentialtobecomeanexcellentcomputerprogrammer.
ServingashisthesisadvisorWehadafirst-handopportunitytoobservethewayinwhichWang'smindworks.WenhissenorthesisMr.Wangmainlydiscussedtwochallengingquestionsinregardsto″ANN″。WenourbooksinChinaknowledgeofANNitsusesareveryrare.FewpeopleinChinahavestudiedthistopicconsequentlythematerialsthatareavailableonANNarelimited.WorkingonthisdifficultprojectnotonlydidMr.Wangrisetothechallengebuthewentabovebeyondthecallofdutytoanalyzehissecondarysourcestestthemforaccuracyinpractice.Wenthiswayhefoundmistakesinthebookthatweuse.Hisdiligencehardworkmademeextremelyproudofhim.
dearsir/madam:
inthecapacityof××ofclass×,no.×middleschoolof××,p.rchina,iamwritingwithpleasuretorecommendmr.××toyouresteemeduniversity.
ihaveknownmr.×asaresourcefulandgoal-orientedindividualsince20××,whenhe,asafreshman,attendedthefirstlectureidelivered,atthebeginningofwhichheaskedperceptiveandchallengingquestionswithconspicuouslytypicalenglish.thenatthefinalexamofthefirstterm,hegot××whichseemsabitlower,butifyoutakethedifficultyofthetestpapersandmystrictgradingintoaccount,youwillunderstandwhysuchascoreisstillamongthetopfive.undoubtedly,hegotexcellentscoresonothercoursesandrankedamongthetop5%ofhisclassduringtherestyearsofhishighschoolstudy.
tomyknowledge,mr.×isnotonlystronginacademics,butalsoinsportsandsocialactivities.hewasthecaptainofthe××teamofourschoolandledtheteamtowinthechampianshipfor×successiveyears.hewasalsooneofthemainfoundersofthefirstacademicclub--"××"ofno×middleschool.
afterhisgraduation,hestillkeepsintouchwithmefromtimetotimeandiampleasedtoseethatheprovedhisoutstandingcapabilitybyapplyingtostudyabroad.thereforeifeelverydelightedwhenhetoldmehewouldliketopursuehisadvancedstudiesinyourhonoredprogram.iamconfidentthatmr.×willcontributegreatlytoyourprogramaswellashedidinno.×.pleasedonothesitatetocontactmeifyouneedmoreinformationaboutmytopstudentmr.×.
yourssincerely
×××
DearAdmissionOffice：
IamwritingtostronglyrecommendMiss/Mr。XXXXforadmissionintothefamousUniversityofWaterloo。
Throughteachingandinformalconsultation，Ihadchancestogettoknowher/himacademicpotentialsandher/himidealsbeforeshe/heleftforCanada。Inmyopinionshe/hecanbereliablygradedasoneofthebestundergraduatesherein20xxgradestudentswithmajorsinourdepartment。Miss/Mr。isapparentlyaverybrightstudent，withspecialinterestsandenjoymentinmathematicsespeciallyinpassionateandinnovativewaysoftacklingandsolvingvariousproblemsinmathematics。Perhapsher/hispresentmathematicsscoresinCanadacouldsupportmyview。She/hehasverygoodobservatoryskillsinexperimentsandcaneasilygleanessencefromcomplicatedconcepts，phenomenaorconditions。Enthusiasticfornoveltyandcreativethinkingsandasevidenceforleadershippotentials，shecaneasilyinfluenceher/hisclassmatesinbothcurricularandextracurricularactivities，thoughonlywithinnotalongperiodbeforeher/histransferfromthisinstitutiontoanotherschoolinCanada，abravemovetowardnextstageofpersonalchallengeandfulfilment。IwasparticularlyimpressedbyMiss/Mr。XXXcareergoalofaimingforexcellenceinacademiceducationandachievementsinher/hischosenfield。
PleasedonothesitatetocontactmeifIcanbeoffurtherassistance。