英文推荐信范文及写作要点

Dear Colleagues:

I am Head of the Department of International Finance in the School of

Economics at the Beijing University, perhaps the most prestigious

university in China, and I am writing to recommend Mr. , one of my favorite students, for acceptance into your Master's program.

I got to know him personally last semester when he was taking the course of Special Topics on International Finance that I was teaching. In the class, he showed great interest in economics. He studied conscientiously and often talked with me after the class about the questions that he had come across in his readings. Once when we talked about the country's ongoing restructuring of its tax system, he delved into the increasing cost of tax evasion. We then discussed several methods of calculating the cost. As we talked, I found that he was very skilled in expressing his ideas through diagrammatic curves and mathematics. Recognizing that the government's attitudes to acts of tax evasion will affect not only people's behavior but also the cost of levying taxes, he saw possible solutions to the problem in the Game Theory. I encouraged him to pursue this idea. He said he didn't know much about the Game Theory and proceeded to borrow some essays by Nash from me. He thus left me with a deep impression.

Studying with conscientiousness, Mr. often came up with creative ideas. Unlike some other students, he studied not to just pass the exams but to really improve his knowledge and expertise. He stands out among his

fellow classmates with an unmistakable thirst for genuine understanding of the country's economic realities and problems. That has won him appreciation from not just me but my colleagues as well. But he did do well in exams too. In the final exam of last semester, he got a high score of 90 for my course.

He often talks with me about his ideal to become an economist. To help quench his thirst for knowledge, I have lent many of my own books to him and tutored him in his self-study program. He has been much more engrossed in doing independent research than preparing for exams, but his grades still keep him ranked among the top 25% of his class. I think he is a very intelligent young fellow.

Mr. has a good command of the English language. As he is well acquainted with me, he has often helped me in my own research by translating some English essays that I am too busy to translate. His translations are usually quite good. His oral English is good too.

Compared with other Chinese students who may be applying to your program, I think Mr. should be considered more favorably.

Well grounded in the theories of economics and the methodologies of economic research, and proficient in English, Mr. should make an outstanding student in graduate studies. I have not seen many Chinese students who are so intent on achieving an academic career in economics.

If you accept him, you will find that his drive and sense of purpose very contagious among the students. In view of all that I know of him, I strongly recommend him. If you want to know more about him, please don't hesitate to contact with me.

Sincerely

Professor of Economics

Head of Department of International Finance

Associate Dean, School of Economics, Beijing University

推荐信的写作要点、

适当提及自己的“缺点”

一封推荐信如果阐述的完全是被推荐的同学的优点，不免让人觉得有粉饰之嫌，如果能恰当地加入一些“缺点”，不仅能令推荐信真实，还会通过“似贬实褒”，反而突出了被推荐人的特殊气质。例如计算机专业、数学专业乃至金融专业的同学，在推荐信中可以考虑加入这样的词句：“该生有时因为过分专注于研究工作而难以平衡生活各方面的关系，这不失为一种美中不足”。这句话似乎是在谈“缺点”，但很明显这样的“缺点”其实正是很多专业最渴望的“缺点”——废寝忘食的工作态度，从而使得“缺点”也为申请提供了巨大帮助。

推荐信里的缺点不要针对自己的专业 可以考虑针对你的专业, 不注重的地方, 写一些缺点。比如你以后是要做研究的, 你就不能说自己没耐心, 不注意细节，或者以后你是要跟人打交道多的, 你就不能说自己不善于和人相处, 交流等等。推荐信里的缺点不要影响你所学专业，但是要看起来要真实一点, 而且不能跟你其他部分写的有矛盾。

在推荐信中不要用尽所有表现人类美德、才华和优秀的形容词，却没有一个具体例证。在推荐信中适当提及缺点是非常有必要的，但是这个缺点最好不要针对自己所学的专业。

美国的商学院一般都要求申请者有2～3封，被认为是学校从多方面了解申请者的最有力的证明材料。一般来说，推荐信虽然不会产生十分神奇的作用，但对那些处于录与不录边缘的申请，却常有意想不到的效果。那么选择什么样的人写推荐信最合适呢?以下有三条原则可供参考：

一、 美国商学院最青睐的是那些与申请者有过密切关系，熟悉其领导能力、组织能力或学术水平的人写的。推荐人必须站在客观的立场上评价你，千万不要选一个很有名却对你并不了解的人，因为商学院希望推荐人能提供具体细节。

二、 选择真正欣赏你的人，只有这样的人才会愿意花时间和精力为你写出一封好信。如果写得潦草仓促或是充满了敷衍套话，将使录取委员会对你的印象大打折扣。

三、 选择能够说明你的关键品质和独特个性的人。他最好能就你的管理才能、智力水平、为人处事等某一方面做深入阐述，写出一封充满申请者独特个性的推荐信。

找八杆子打不着的人，反而让人觉得你不可信。一般找自己的导师，系主任，熟悉你的教授、公司领导比较有效。当然，如果有一位公司直接主管、国际有名的教授能充任你的推荐人，你申请学校系科的主管教授又是这位知名教授的学生，或朋友，那这样的推荐信无疑十分有力。

你应该在计划递交申请材料的期限前三个月左右开始寻找推荐人。选好推荐人后，接下来要做的就是和他(她)坦诚地面谈一次，向他(她)解释清楚你需要什么样的帮助。告诉他(她)你想申请哪些学校，为什么选择那些学校。最好能向推荐人提供一份你的完整详细的简历，以方便写推荐信。如果你认为推荐者应就某几个方面作一下重点描述，应该提前准备一份书面材料，列举那些你认为你的推荐人可以着手的地方。

不仅要在评价方面有特色，更重要的是要有具体的事例作为佐证。许多申请者的推荐信都会犯一种致命错误，那就是其中都充满了"excellent"，"distinguished"， "ambitious"，"natural born leader"这样的顶级赞美之词，却没有具体的例子来支持这些"论点"。这样不仅不能使商学院增加对申请者的了解，反而会让他们觉得无法对申请者有一个真实的认识。申请者在和写信的人沟通时，尤其要注意这点。

一般说来，商学院寄来的申请材料中都附有表格。推荐人可按照表格逐项填写，如果遇到难以评价的项目可以写I don’t know或unable to judge。如果没有既定的表格，推荐人可以自行按书信格式写。