怎么样写留学推荐信?几乎所有的大学都会要求申请人提交推荐信(recommendationletter),评审委员根据推荐者的文字描述,可以了解申请人的背景状况。它可以说明各种成绩数字以外的其他情况,补充过于计量化、公式化审核的一种评估方式。在决定出国申请是否成功的诸多要素中,有力的推荐信是录取的重要条件之一,其份量仅次于于本科成绩单和标准化考试(gre、gmat、toefl)成绩。同学们所申请的大学一般要求三封推荐信。推荐人的身份可以是曾经教你的教授,或者现(曾)职工作单位主管,自己视学校要求和自己的需要组合。例如,如果你毕业十年,你的推荐信可应有二封由工作主管来写为宜,而毕业一两年顶多一封即足够。推荐人的职务并不一定愈高愈有利,相反地,认识你的时间较长,虽然职位不高,但是由于对你有着清楚地了解,所以其撰写的内容往往能够适当地表达你的个性(personality)。这才是上乘的推荐。接下来,我们将通过实例来讨论推荐信包含的主要内容,基本结构,以及通常可以套用的模式。例如:towhomitmayconcern:itakegreatpleasureinrecommendingmiss××,apromisinggirlasaworthycandidateforadmissionandfinancialaidstoyourprodigiousuniversity.asherundergraduateadvisor,ihadknownherfornearlyfouryears.inthisletteriwouldliketosharewithyoumyperspectivesonthisexceptionalyounglady.miss××strikesabalanceinacademicandextracurricularactivities,whichisrarelyseeninuniversitystudents.fromaneducationperspective,ithinkmiss××isthetypeofstudentwhocangofarandbroadasanintegratedhumanbeingtofulfillacademicmissionandsocialresponsibility.whenitaughther××(课程),unlikemanyotherstudentsloafingtimeinheavycomplaintsabouttheboringstuff,shewasself-disciplinedwiththefundamentalsandmadestep-by-stepprogress.shewasalsoself-navigated.inadditiontoclassassignments,sheproactivelybroadenedherselfaskingforextrareadinglistfromme.naturally,shegotgoodscoresof91and92pointsrespectively.inthemeantime,shehasobtainedamacroviewonthedevelopmentoftheschoolsof××andthetrendofthought,whichwillestablishsolidbasisforherfutureresearchin××field.besidesheracademicactivities,ialsoattractedbyhersocialactivitiesandcapabilities.miss××hasastrongabilityinorganizing,leadingandcontrollingextracurricularactivities.inthepastthreeyearsshehasorganizedmanyactivitiessuccessfully.inparticular,shetookpartin××(association).throughaseriesofactivities,manypeoplewereimpressedbyherleadership,humorandeloquence.shewaselectedasastudentrepresentativetotakethespeechin##deliveredby××presidentandsponsored“##”,alarge-scaledsaleforcharityincooperationwith××(公司名称)towhichsheinvitedmanyambassadorsorculturalchancellorsandraisedanassistancefund.eventually,shereceivedahighesthonoraryschooldiplomasignedpersonallybythepresidentof××(大学名称)forherperformanceinsuchactivities.alltheobservationonshanshaninclosenessleadstotheconclusionthatsheisbothacandidatequalifiedforyourgraduateprogramtowardsahigherdegreeandacitizenthatwillimpactthecommunitiesinneighborhoodwithknowledgeandenthusiasm.ifyouneedmoreinformationconcerningher,pleasecontactmefreely.sincerely,xxxxxx根据这封推荐信,我们可以对推荐信的内容,结构和模式有非常直观的认识。第一,从内容来看,推荐信包括以下几个部分:1.推荐人和申请者之间的关系;推荐人和申请者的关系一般有以下几种:1)师生关系(导师和学生,任课老师和学生,班主任和学生,系院领导和学生);2)上级和下属关系;3)同事关系;4)实习单位领导和实习生的关系。2.两人认识时间、经过;3.申请者的哪些素质给推荐人留下了深刻的印象(推荐人赞赏你哪些品质这是推荐的核心);4.对申请者寄予什么样的希望(寄予的希望一般都会是希望申请者在申请的领域里继续深造,最终有所成就)。第二,从整体结构来看,通常说来一封推荐信可以分别用以下三种结构来体现:1.总分总结构2.总分结构3.分总结构而从单独的段落来讲,也可以是这三种结构。但是由于申请材料众多,为了让评审的教授能够在很短的时间内对你的特点有所印象,建议大家不管是整体的结构还是段落的结构都使用前面两种:1总分总结构2总分结构。这封推荐信在总体结构上采用了总分总的机构,在具体特点的推荐上采用了总分的结构。第三,推荐信其格式有些模式可循,以下将针对各段提供模式作参考:(一)抬头可用的格式有:dearsir/madam/towhomitmayconcern:(二)第一段:引文句子。可以引用如:“itisapleasuretorecommendtoyou(name),aformerstudentofmineat(nameofuniversity).”“iamveryhappytohavethisopportunitytorecommend(name),whoispresentlyapplyingforadmissiontoyourgraduate(orundergraduate)programin(nameofprogram).”“iunderstandthat(name)isapplyingforadmissionstoyourgraduate(undergraduate)school,andhasrequestedthatiwritethisletterofrecommendationforher/him.”“inmycapacityasprofessoratxxxxuniversity,ihaveknownxxxforthreeyears,asbothhis/heradvisorandprofessor.”(三)第二段:这段可以提供最实质的内容。譬如,如果推荐人是教授,解释学生在他门下所修的课程。“(name)tooktwoofmycoursesduringthe1998-99academicyear,asfollows;“xxxxx”and“xxxxx”.”“(name)wasenrolledinthreeofclassesfromseptember1998tojune1999“xxx”and“xxx”.”接下来,教授写一些有关申请人在课堂上的表现,如完成的研究计划、实验室研究、研究报告、考试的成绩、课堂态度、讨论课的参与等,举出实例。“inmyclass(es),(name)didexcellentwork.shealwayslistenedattentively,participatedactivelyinclass,andhandedinverygoodwrittenassignment.“inparticular,his/herresearchpaperon(topic)wasofexceptionallyhighquality,andshowedthats/hefullyunderstandsandhasastrongbackgroundinhis/herfield.”如果推荐人是工作主管,首先一定要仔细陈述申请人的工作职责,并对申请者的工作表现做一评估。如果可能的话尽量列举实例。“when(name)heldthepositionof(jobtitle)inthiscompanyshewasones/hewasoneofmybestemployees.his/herjobresponsibilitiesincluded(describethem),ands/hecarriedouthis/herdutieswithexceptionalskillandprofessionalism.”“s/henotonlydidhis/herownwork,butalsohelpedotheremployees,andmademanyvaluablecontributionstotheefficientrunningtoourfirm.”第二段最后一段:可以提及申请人在班上(或公司里)的比较表现(譬如排名):“iwasrate(name)’sacademicabilityasinthetop10%ofhis/herclass.”“comparedagainstotherstudentsthatihavetaught,iwouldsaythat(name)ranksintheupper10%.接下来,推荐人可对申请人能否成功完成学业提出看法。举例:“basedonhis/herpreviousperformance,iamcertainthat(name)wouldbeaverysuccessfulstudentatyouruniversity.”“ibelievethat(name)possessesallthequalitiesnecessarytomakeanexcellentgraduatestudentinhis/herchosenfield,andamsurethats/hewillmakeafineadditiontoyourcampus.”(四)第三段:如果还有其他话想说,请另写一段。例如:英文能力、沟通技巧、领导才能、特殊学术或工作背景。譬如说,如果申请人欲申请的科系是企管系,推荐人可着力描写他们有关申请者商业的专门技术、领导才能,以及申请者所参加的商业活动。例如,有关商业方面的组织社团。又如,申请人申请护理研究所,推荐人可着力描