dearcolleagues,
asaguestprofessorfromxxxx,ihavebeenintheinstituteofcentralartforalongtime,andmetmanychinesetalentedyoungmen,oneofwhomisxx.ihavehadthepleasureofknowingherforaboutmorethanahalfyear,whomimadeanacquaintancewithinaparty.beforethatiheardofhergoodperformanceonpaintingsfrommyfriends.
sincerelyyours,
HelloDr.XX:
Hopeyouenjoyyourvacation.
IamXX,oneofyourstudentsinXXinXX20XX.Iamwritingtoaskifyouwouldbewillingtowritealetterofrecommendationforme.
IamplanningtograduateinthefollowingsemesterandwanttoapplyformasterinXXinsomeuniversitiesinXX20XX.IknewitmightbeachallengeforaXXmajor'sstudentbutIwanttotryit.ImademanypreparationsthissummertomeettheprerequisitesofthemasterinXXandthoughtXXisthecoursewhichcanpartlymatchtheprogram.ThoughIamnotthebestinyourcourse,Istilllearnedalotandcommunicatedwithyouface-to-facewhichletmeknowwhatIcandotoimprovemyself.
IamreallysorrythatIcannotcontactwithyoufacetofaceearliersinceIhavereturnedChinaforseveralmonths.ItwouldbeofgreathelpifIcouldreceivealetterofrecommendationfromyouinsupportoftheapplication.Iwouldreallyappreciateit.
HerewithIalsosendmyresumewithmoredetailedinformation.SomeoftheuniversitiesIplantoapplyhavethedeadlineinXX.Therefore,pleaseletmeknowifyouarewillingtowritemearecommendationletterandcontactwithme.
Best,
XXXX
Todearprofessors:Oneofmybeststudentscalledxxxxxxturnstomeforhelponrecommendingthesedays.Iamveryhappytodoso.IamaseniorprofessorinInstituteofEducationalAdministration&TraininginSouthwestUniversity.BasedonwhatIhaveknownaboutMr.Wang,Icantellsomethingtoyouabouthim.Ihaveknownaboutxxxfornearly6yearsinthefirsthalfyearof2005.ThoughIhavetaughtthousandsofstudents,Icanstillrememberhim.Ihavetaughthimtwocourses,onewasSystemEngineeringTheoryin2005,andtheotherwasEducationalSystemEngineeringin2009.Istillrememberedthathegotthehighestscoresinhisclass,thefirstis99andthelastis100.Howoutstandingthestudentis!Heissmartandimpressive!ForaPhDcandidate,frommypoint,Ithinkheisqualifiedandpreeminent.Heisfamousamongourstudentsforhisresearchabilityandkindheart.Iheardthathepublishedmore20papers.Atfirst,Iwassosurprisingonsuchagraduatestudent.WhenIreadsomeofarticlesinjournals,Ifoundthathispapersarerationalconstructionandlogicalargument.Andsomeofthejournalsarehardtobeselected.Idonotknowthesociologicalfieldclearly,butIknowtheeducationalfieldinChina,forexample,OpenEducationResearch,ContinueEducationResearch,andAdultEducation,allofthemarecorejournalsandhardtopublishapaperasafirstauthorisagraduatestudent,sometimesforourprofessors.Asagraduatestudent,hisabilitiesonstudyingandresearchareexcellent.Andalso,histotalscoreisNo.1duringhisfirsttwoyearsofgraduatestudying.Hegotthefirst-prizescholarshipofgraduatestudentinouruniversity.Thisistheencouragementfromouruniversitytoconformhiseffortanddiligence.Asforme,Iappreciatethoseofhisabilitiesverymuch.Thosearehisthinkingability,potentialcreativepowerandleadershipskills.First,Iwanttotellyouabouthisthinkingability.Fromhistalkingandhomework,Ifoundthatheisaboywhoisparticularinanalyzingtheproblemprofoundlyfromthecausestoresults.Oncewediscussedabouttheproblemsofourstate-ownedenterprisesandhowtousetheprinciplesofSystemEngineeringSciencetosolvetheseproblems.Afteraweek,hegavemeapapercalledAnalyzingonImprovingtheCoreCompetenceofState-ownedEnterprisesbySystemEngineeringPrinciplesinChina.Ireadhispaperandfoundthathisideawascreativeandlogical.Hepointedoutthecauses,analyzedtheproblemsandgavesomeusefuladvicesfromtheperspectiveofamanager.Notonlythat,heproposedthathowtoestablishahighefficiencyadministrativeandproductivenetworkbysystemengineerprinciplesintheenterprisers.IcouldnotexpresshowIagreedwithhisviewandtothispaper,soIgavehim100thefullpoint.Secondly,fromhispapersonthesocialsecurity,Icanfindthathispotentialcreativepoweronresearch.ItakeoneofhiseminentpaperscalledTheNewModelofChineseRuralOld-agedSupportfromthePerspectiveofUrbanizationasanexample.Inthispaper,heestablishedamaterialandspiritualsupportnetworkfortheruraloldpeopleinChina.Thisnetworkisattractive,ifitcanbereallycarriedoutinournation,Ithink,itcanhelptheoldpeoplewhoarelikemetoreallyenjoyourresttime.Thoughthisisanidealmodel,itcangivethedevelopmentaldirectiontotheruralsocialwelfare.Certainly,manymediashavecitedandpublishedthispaperisnotsurprisingforitisrealagoodpaperasfewgraduatestudentcanwrite.Finally,hisleadershipskillischarming.Duetohissocialpracticeandpart-timejobsasthestudentsleaderinourschool,heearnedhowtousereasonableleadershipskillstoworkwithhispartnersandleadhissubordinatestofinishtheworkswell.Heiskindtohisfriendsandworkmates.Ialsoknowthatheworksasacollegeteacheroncampus,Iheardsomehighappraiseabouthiscoursesfromhiscolleagueswhoaremystudents.Icongratulatehimfrombottomofmyheart.Insum,Istronglyrecommendhimtoyoutostudyinyourdoctorateprograms.OnceItaughtinUSA,Iknewhowimportantthisletterforhimtoapplyyouruniversity.IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutMr.Wang,pleasecontactmebyemail,orcellphonexxxxxxinChina.Thankyouverymuch.Bestwishes,