本科留学推荐信范例

Dear Addimissions Officer:

　　I am writing this letter to support the admission of Wenli Lee to the Harvard Business School. I was Mr. Lee's teacher and advisor for several years between 1993 and 1995. We have met and talked several times since.

　　Mr. Lee's academic credentials are truly exceptional. He not only knows how to reason with numbers, but how to render incisive and imaginative arguments in English. Unlike most of the students I have taught from China(about 60 over the past 20 years) Lee immersed himself in American culture. He composed a joke as part of his first presentation analyzing a local plan. It worked. His classmates laughed and I was witness to masterful culture spanning. Lee came to us a confident individualist uniquely suited to cultural cross fertilization. He earned straight A grades in all my classes. Whether rendering a spread sheet analysis, crafting a graphic or writing a report, Lee always demonstrated uncanny mastery combined with critical wit. While many of the Chinese I have taught performed excellently in class, Lee alone has composed essays and talks that met the sensibilities and tastes of American classmates. Even more importantly he offered new ideas which they (and myself) could comprehend and even assimilate.

　　Lee has a deep reservoir of talent and ambition. He has already accomplished a great deal in the face of considerable challenge. He has worked hard bridging the cultural gulf separating the Chinese and American ways of life, and produced an impressive record for one who has enjoyed no special privilege. Lee possesses and uses an easygoing manner and spirited conviviality to put people at ease. He can make small talk, but quickly moves conversation toward more challenging and interesting topics. Lee's group leadership combines small "d" democracy, intelligent judgment and gentle persistence. He learned early on the painful lessons of coercive collectivism, and has learned how to anticipate and even tame adversarial relations. I have every confidence that he will use these considerable skills to tackle organizational problems on a larger scale.

　　While a student in our graduate program, Lee took a job helping recovering drug addicts in the suburban community of Harvey. Harvey, an aging industrial suburb with an impoverished African American population, does not usually attract the interest and attention of foreign students from Asia. Lee swam against the strong currents of racism and fear associated with minority neighborhoods. Furthermore, he did so in a manner that added value to the community. Lee has labored for the ABC Authority, a large public bureaucracy, and currently works as a private marketing and research firm. This diversity of experience represents a crucial resource for Lee. He does not simply take jobs, but weaves these experiences together into a framework for understanding American institutions from the inside out. Finally, Lee plays with Americans. He does not hide out in Chinatown or the Chinese cultural center. He rock climbs and sails. He can tell hip from hoopla.

　　Lee is smart. But more important he has acquired wisdom in the culture of both China and the U.S. He wants to expand his considerable fund of wisdom and use it to provide cultural scaffolding for commercial ties between the U.S. and China. Lee's ambitions and abilities are in sync. He is poised and prepared to take this next step in an exciting journey. Not only will faculty and students thank you for admitting such a fine candidate, but so too will those employees, customers and citizens who will benefit from his future employ.

　　Sincerely,

　　David Smiths

　　Professor of ABC University

　　书写推荐信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。

　　完整的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。

　　接下来就可以正式动笔了，不同的学校对推荐信的要求可能会略有不同，但是基本上一封结构清晰明确内容翔实的推荐信都应该由以下几个部分组成：

　　（1） 介绍部份。首先应该清楚明确的介绍推荐人的情况，工作单位、职位、与被推荐人的关系以及与被推荐人相处的时间长短等。在这一部份也可以给被推荐人一个总体的'评价。

　　（2） 主体部分。重点讲述被推荐人一至两个优秀品质，并且用有力的事实证明加以辅佐。要注意掌握对具体事例的选择，这不是简单的把申请者简历上的经历等内容进行一个拼凑，而是要要举出几个最有代表性的能够充分体现申请人人格魅力的例子。

　　（3） 结论部份。解释为什么申请人的申请计划是适合他本人的，并且说明你认为该申请人在未来会对这个被申请的学校做出什么样的贡献。最后可以再次强调你对推荐该申请者充满信心，为能够推荐他到更好的院校进行深造感到十分自豪，同时表示学校在审核材料的过程中可以随时联系你，不要忘记附上你的联系方式。