英國留學(xué)推薦信解析及范文
申請英國大學(xué)除了基本的成績和證書材料之外,文書材料也是非常重要的,比如簡歷,PS還有英國留學(xué)推薦信,英國留學(xué)申請一般需要2封推薦信。推薦信在申請材料中的作用是不言而喻的,其他材料和數(shù)字是反映申請者自己的能力和素質(zhì)的,而推薦信則是從熟悉申請者的第三者的角度對于申請者進(jìn)行評論。下面小編就帶你看看英國留學(xué)推薦信解析及范文: 具體講,推薦信的作用有三個(gè),一是從第三者角度對申請者個(gè)人陳述及成績的確認(rèn)和重新解釋;二是對申請者的陳述和成績進(jìn)行補(bǔ)充;三是以同行的身份向招生官員提供自己的看法(尤其是在校教授的推薦信),包括申請者的素質(zhì),動機(jī)以及申請者是否能從該課程獲益等。作為招生官對申請者的考察標(biāo)準(zhǔn)之一,推薦信的作用是不可忽視的,好的推薦信會幫助申請者拿到學(xué)校的取錄,而差的,尤其是那些泛泛而論的,內(nèi)容混亂的推薦信往往會導(dǎo)致申請功虧一簣,甚至?xí)斐芍旅鼈Α?/p>
很多學(xué)生認(rèn)為推薦信無所謂,所以隨便抄抄完事,有的甚至還有語法錯(cuò)誤,殊不知如此做法,不但損害了推薦人的名聲,同時(shí)也對自己的申請?jiān)斐刹豢赏旎氐膿p失。還有很多人,包括一些留學(xué)咨詢者,宣稱英國大學(xué)招生官一般不看中國學(xué)生的推薦信。這絕對是一種偏見。毫無疑問,對于泛泛而論,贊揚(yáng)過度,內(nèi)容重復(fù)的推薦信,招生官可能會看兩行就扔在一邊,但對于那些真實(shí)、具體、中肯有力的推薦信,教授肯定會認(rèn)真考慮的。在英國這個(gè)極重視個(gè)人信用的國度,可以說,推薦人以自己的信用向英國學(xué)校所作的推薦,是整個(gè)申請中的一個(gè)很大的變數(shù)。還有很多學(xué)生認(rèn)為推薦信應(yīng)該只有兩三段長,絕對不能超過一頁,殊不知,加上收件人推薦人地址,聯(lián)系方式和職位后,一頁紙還有多少空間?還能說明什么呢?如果不是推薦人和對方十分熟悉或有多年交道,這樣的推薦信是起不到什么作用的,如果有作用,那也只能說明推薦人根本不愿意給你寫推薦信。
找什么人寫推薦信最好呢?對于研究類課程的申請,兩封推薦信中應(yīng)該至少有1封學(xué)術(shù)推薦,即要有1個(gè)教授或老師推薦你,推薦內(nèi)容主要在你的學(xué)術(shù)能力和研究能力。但要注意,現(xiàn)在即使是研究性的課程,錄取委員會也比較注重學(xué)生組成的多樣性,所以在推薦時(shí),不能僅限于課堂和科研,要顧及自己的課外活動和社會活動。對于諸如法學(xué)院、商學(xué)院的申請,則要注重工作推薦信,你老板的推薦信,實(shí)習(xí)單位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的推薦則更為重要。 選擇推薦人時(shí)要遵循熟悉、專業(yè)兩大原則。
1、推薦人要熟悉你的學(xué)習(xí)和工作,熟悉你的動機(jī)和學(xué)習(xí)計(jì)劃,要有比較密切的交流。推薦表中的“How long have you known the referee﹖In what capacity﹖”就是問的推薦人和被推薦人之間的熟悉程度。在此基礎(chǔ)上,如果推薦人是外國教授,而該教授和你申請的學(xué)校又很熟悉,這種推薦往往會起到意想不到的效果;如果推薦人和你申請的學(xué)校教授又比較熟悉,處理好了,推薦信則會有化腐朽為神奇的力量;如果推薦人雖然不熟悉對方的教授,但是該專業(yè)內(nèi)很有名的專家(諸如擁有院士之類的頭銜的),經(jīng)常參加國際交流,其推薦作用也不可忽視。不過,名人架子一般也很大,找申請人時(shí),要先掂量掂量自己的分量。對于大部分來說,我認(rèn)為找推薦人還是以找熟人為主,一是好說話,會很配合你的申請;二是在國外教授看來,很自然很合理。
2、推薦人的身份要合理,最好是相關(guān)專業(yè)的。如果你是一個(gè)大四學(xué)生,則可選系主任,專業(yè)任課老師,和課外活動、社會活動見證人作為推薦人。如果你已經(jīng)畢業(yè)一兩年了,則可選你的直接上司,大學(xué)畢業(yè)論文指導(dǎo)老師或任課老師,系主任作為你的推薦人。完全沒有必要千里迢迢,費(fèi)盡周折找一個(gè)和你的專業(yè)不熟悉,和你不熟悉的院士或大公司總裁之類的人作為你的推薦人。
怎么寫推薦信?首先,如果你的推薦人愿意親自給你寫推薦信的話,那么恭喜你,你可以省卻很多麻煩和花銷(如果你想請專業(yè)咨詢公司幫你做的話)。不過,國內(nèi)愿意親自給別人寫推薦信的人很少,一般是些德高望重的老教授或者從國外留學(xué)歸來的年輕老師。但是其中很多人也有固定模板作為備用,有可能給所有人寫的推薦信都一樣。要避免這種情況,就要求你下一番功夫攻關(guān)了。一般情況下要注意以下幾點(diǎn):
1、要早點(diǎn)聯(lián)系推薦人。如果你早就決定出國學(xué)習(xí),而且專業(yè)方向定下的話,在你幫助一位教授完成一個(gè)項(xiàng)目而你的表現(xiàn)也不錯(cuò)的時(shí)候,及時(shí)地請教授寫一封推薦信當(dāng)然是最好了;蛘呤悄闵暾埥逃龑W(xué),而又剛剛在一所中學(xué)做了兩個(gè)月的實(shí)習(xí)教師,為什么不馬上請?jiān)撔5男iL或教導(dǎo)主任給你寫一封推薦信呢?這樣至少能保證到申請時(shí)推薦人不會忘了你做過什么。如果你已經(jīng)著手申請,至少要提前一兩個(gè)月和教授打招呼,給教授留充足的時(shí)間為你寫推薦信,無論對于你趕申請期限,還是減輕推薦人壓力都是很有利的。
2、主動給推薦人提供自己的詳細(xì)信息。爭取在推薦人著手寫推薦信之前和推薦人詳談一次,哪怕只有10分鐘,主要談?wù)勛约旱膶W(xué)業(yè)成績和自己的目標(biāo),申請專業(yè)和方向。同時(shí)最好提供一份自己的詳細(xì)簡歷,當(dāng)然,如果你的自述信已經(jīng)成稿或有草稿的話,可以一并提供。這樣便既可以使推薦人在推薦你時(shí)有的放矢,針對你申請的課程推薦,又可以避免推薦信過于泛泛而無實(shí)例的弊端。
1、客觀評價(jià)自己的成就,避免贊美過度。推薦信應(yīng)該表明推薦人對于申請者的動機(jī)有一定了解,并能解釋申請者進(jìn)一步深造的需要。很多推薦信把申請者吹成了一個(gè)甚至比教授還牛的專家,就失去了推薦信的意義,既然已經(jīng)是大師級人物了,還去留學(xué)深造干嘛;
2、插入具體實(shí)例,避免堆砌泛泛的贊美之詞。推薦信中對于申請者的重要素質(zhì)和能力要有實(shí)例的支持。作為你的教授,總是可以論述你在幫他做的項(xiàng)目中的責(zé)任和表現(xiàn),而作為你的老板,怎么會不能說出你的某一項(xiàng)具體成就呢?就像寫自述信時(shí)一樣,拿出一張紙,一邊寫出自己的品質(zhì),優(yōu)點(diǎn),在另一邊注明至少一個(gè)實(shí)例。切記:推薦不是吹捧,所以推薦信的“裝扮”要適度,不能太花哨,太渲染。要盡量用平實(shí)可信的語言,增加細(xì)節(jié)性的例證說明。
3、轉(zhuǎn)換語言風(fēng)格和思維角度,增加推薦可信度。自己給自己寫推薦信不僅僅是擺事實(shí)的問題,還有一個(gè)口吻,行文問題。首先是內(nèi)容上,除了補(bǔ)充自己自述中所沒有的方面外,對于一些重要的成就和優(yōu)點(diǎn)進(jìn)行論述時(shí),要從推薦人的角度考慮,切勿簡單重復(fù)自述信或簡歷中的內(nèi)容;其次是語言風(fēng)格上,用詞上要注意變換,不要出現(xiàn)你自述信中常用的習(xí)語等,最后在推薦信用的紙張、信封、字體、字號、段落等方面盡量避免雷同。
4、絕對避免語法、拼寫或明顯的用詞錯(cuò)誤。
下面是一篇較好的推薦信,請大家體會一下這些原則的運(yùn)用。
In capacity as Professor of Mathematics at Fudan University?I'm writing to recommend Mr. Wang?Gesintosyour PhD program in Computer Science. I have known Mr. Wang since his sophomore year of college?and have acted as his thesis advisor and mentor. In my experience?he is a gifted and diligent student?and an admirably hard worker.
Wang is an impressive student because he has been forced to overcome the significant challenge of a serious illness during his freshman year. When I first met Wang in my Discrete Math class?he did not appear to be anything special to me. While his exam scores were good?they were not as high as I would now expect of him. What I didn't know then was that due to his illness?Wang was attempting to take all of the difficult early mathematics courses at one time?including Discrete Mathematics?Advanced Mathematics?Linear Algebra?and Possibilities. While most students found preparing for just one set of these exams difficult?Wang was overwhelmed by four of them. But in the end?he achieved an impressive score on the final exam?which made me conscious of his unusual determination he demonstrateswhen confronting difficult challenges.
Mr. Wang and I have often talked about a variety of mathematics and computer science concepts and problems. During these discussions?I always found him to be delightfully intelligent. Not only does he quickly understand the concepts and problems presented to him?he is able to analyze these problems and present solutions. But perhaps most important is that Wang's thinking is intensely rigorous. When looking at any question?he carefully scrutinizes it and if he finds any uncertain issues?he clears them up immediately. I believe this kind of thought is essential to become an excellent computer programmer.
Serving as his thesis advisor?I had a first-hand opportunity to observe the way in which Wang's mind works. In his senor thesis?Mr. Wang mainly discussed two challenging questions in regards to″ANN″. In our books in China?knowledge of ANN and its uses are very rare. Few people in China have studied this topic and consequently?the materials that are available on ANN are limited. Working on this difficult project?not only did Mr. Wang rise to the challenge?but he went above and beyond the call of duty to analyze his secondary sources and test them for accuracy in practice. In this way?he found mistakes in the book that we use. His diligence and hard work made me extremely proud of him.
Mr. Wang is an intelligent?motivated?and industrious individual. Teaching and advising him has been a delightful pleasure. I know that if given the chance to study abroad in America?he will arm himself to become a great programmer he dreams of being. He has the intelligence and background to achieve these goals - now all he needs is the opportunity. I ask that you look upon his application favorably and grant him a chance to study in your university.
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