一位美国教授写的研究生申请推荐信
推荐信在录取过程中起到了极为重要的作用。实际上,仅仅是一封推荐信就有可能改变委员会对申请人的看法,从而改变录取的结果。接下来小编为你带来一位美国教授写的研究生申请推荐信,希望对你有帮助。
因为推荐信中会体现教授或是导师对申请人的`意见,而他们已经和申请人在一起工作过一段时间了,所以录取委员会对推荐信非常的看重。每个录取委员会中都有一些经验丰富的教授,他们阅读过大量的推荐信,也给自己的学生写过不少推荐信。
简而言之,推荐信比我们想象中的重要得多,一封好的导师推荐信对于录取结果具有很大影响。怎样才叫“好”呢?
when / why:说明推荐人何时认识该学生,并从课堂外的其他几个方面阐述学生的能力
detailed:详尽详实
specific:有具体事例
comparison:该学生和其他学生比较,解释为什么这名学生更优秀(如课程成绩全班第一,是我带过的最好的几个学生之一,blabla……)
接下来我们看看一位外国教授写的
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To: Graduate Admissions Committee
It is my pleasure to write on behalf of Jane Student, who is applying to the PhD program in Research Psychology at Major University. I have interacted with Jane in several contexts: as student, as teaching assistant, and as thesis mentee.
I first met Jane in 2008, when she enrolled in my introductory Psychology class. Jane immediately stood out from the crowd, even as a first semester freshman. Just a few months out of high school, Jane demonstrated characteristics commonly held by the best college students. She was attentive in class, prepared, submitted well-written and thoughtful assignments, and participated in meaningful ways, such as by debating other students.
Throughout, Jane modeled critical thinking skills. Needless to say, Jane earned one of five A’s awarded in that class of 75 students. Since her first semester in college Jane has enrolled in six of my classes. She demonstrated similar competencies, and her skills grew with each semester. Most striking is her ability to tackle challenging material with enthusiasm and endurance.
I teach a required course in Statistics that, as rumor has it, most students dread. Students’ fears of statistics is legendary across institutions, but Jane wasn’t fazed. As usual she was prepared for class, completed all assignments, and attended help sessions conducted by my teaching assistant. My teaching assistant reported that Jane seemed to learn concepts quickly, learning how to solve problems well before the other students. When placed in group work sessions, Jane easily adopted a leadership role, helping her peers learn how to solve problems on their own. It was these competencies that led me to offer Jane a position as teaching assistant for my statistics class.
As teaching assistant, Jane strengthened many of the skills I have articulated. In this position Jane held review sessions and offered out-of-class assistance to students. She also lectured in class several times during the semester. Her first lecture was a bit shaky. She clearly knew the concepts but had difficulty keeping pace with PowerPoint slides. When she abandoned the slides and worked off the blackboard, she improved. She was able to answer students questions and the two that she couldn’t answer she admitted to and said she’d get back to them. As a first lecture, she was very good. Most important to a career in academics, is that she improved in subsequent lectures. Leadership, humility, the ability to see areas in need of improvement, and the willingness to do the work needed to improve – these are all characteristics we value in academia.
Most important to a career in academics is research competence. As I have explained, Jane has an excellent grasp of statistics and other skills critical to a successful career in research, such as tenacity and excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills. As mentor of her senior thesis, I witnessed Jane in her first independent research efforts. Similar to other students, Jane struggled with finding an appropriate topic. Unlike other students, she conducted mini literature reviews on potential topics and discussed her ideas with a sophistication that is unusual for undergraduates. After methodical study, she chose a topic that fits her academic goals. Jane’s project examined [X]. Her project earned a department award, university award, and was presented as a paper at a regional psychology association.
In closing, I believe that Jane student has the capacity to excel at X and in a career as a research psychologist. She is one of a small handful of student that I have encountered I my 16 years teaching undergraduates that has this ability. Please do not hesitate to contact me with further questions.
细心的同学会发现,这名教授写的推荐信几乎符合小编前文提到的所有要素(detailed,specific),用具体的事例证明了申请人的多方面能力,且条理清晰,描述了申请人一步步从 student 到 thesis mantee的提升轨迹!
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