MIT官网公布的推荐信的正例与反例
根据今年的各个学校的录取率来看，留学申请竞争越来越激烈，留学文书中推荐信也是非常重要的一环，之前小易讲过如何向老师要推荐信：
那么对于留学推荐信有哪些需要注意的地方呢？小易今天带来MIT官网公布的推荐信正面例子与反面例子，附有学校点评，有需要的小伙伴可以认真揣摩一下！
正面例子：
Teacher recommendation for David:
It is a great pleasure for me to recommend David for admission to MIT. He is one of the most extraordinary students I have encountered in 20 years of teaching. I taught David A.P. Calculus last year as a tenth grader, and he was one of the very top students in an extremely able group of mostly seniors. He has a high aptitude for math and was very much involved in his work, applying himself with persistence and dedication and often going beyond the regular class assignments.
David’s abiding interest, however, is computer science. He has developed a series of “strands” for use in providing computerized drill and review in the basic skills and techniques of algebra and arithmetic and has recently adapted these to other subjects. David’s work in this area has been so original and significant that he has published a paper on it and delivered several lectures to professionals in other parts of the country. This is a phenomenal accomplishment for anyone, especially a young man in rural Arkansas. It is also worth noting that both last year and this year David taught computer programming to a tenth-grade class of mine for two weeks. He took over completely, preparing lectures, assignments, and tests with great care and thought. His lectures were clear and well organized, and it was obvious that he had expended a great deal of effort to make the course the success that it was.
David’s personal qualities are as impressive as his intellectual accomplishments. An extremely kind, sensitive and sensible boy, he has had a difficult family situation for a few years now. He provides emotional support to his mother through her battle with cancer without allowing the situation to undermine his own stability and accomplishments. He has exhausted all that we have to offer him in this small community, and the maturity that he has demonstrated leads me to believe him capable of entering college a year early, as he now plans to do. I sincerely hope that you will be able to offer him a place in MIT’s freshman class.
学校点评：
这份推荐信中充满了非常了解该学生的人的评价。我们不仅对大卫的专业能力有清晰的认识，而且也能感受到大卫对学习的热情。他对计算机编程的真正热爱有体现在这位老师的描述中。我们还意识到，他正在推动社区的学术界限并为自己创造机会，这一特质对于提前一年申请大学录取的候选人来说尤为重要。
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反面例子：
Teacher recommendation for Jen:
Jen was a student in one of my predominately senior physics classes. She took physics her junior year in high school and was a good student. Through hard work, she was able to develop a good understanding of the subject material.
Jen also had personal qualities that are commendable. In the two years that I have known her I have never known her to be dishonest or untrustworthy. Once on an exam paper I had made a grading error in her favor. She brought this to my attention even though it resulted in a lower test grade.
In conclusion, I feel that Jen has both the academic and personal qualities to be a credit to the college of her choice, and I give her my recommendation without reservation.
学校点评：
我们每年都会收到成千上万条这样的建议。这一切都是积极的，但并没有给候选人任何真正的帮助。在这种情况下，读者会觉得作者并不知道应该表达什么。诚实守信固然是令人钦佩的品质，但在全国顶尖大学申请者中并不少见。我们正在寻找一个令人信服的理由来录取某人，因此课程材料上的信息对候选人没有帮助。虽然Jen可能是一个努力工作的人，但我们的大多数申请者都是。尽管评价是积极的，但很难抓住任何具体的东西来使这位候选人的申请更有说服力。比如与学校的其他同学相比，Jen的表现如何？
学校辅导员和教师的评价在具体且有故事时最有帮助。推荐人应该向学校提供关于学生的申请材料中其余部分收集到的信息。他们应尝试给出学生的完整概况和他们取得成就的背景，并尽可能用事实和故事来支持自己的结论。
推荐人与申请人的关系是什么？ 申请人是否有任何不寻常的能力、才能或领导能力？ 申请人如何与老师、同龄人互动，描述他们的个性和社交技巧。 关于申请人，最难忘的是什么？ 如果推荐人了解麻省理工学院，是什么让推荐人相信麻省理工学院非常适合此人？他们将如何融入麻省理工学院并成长？ 申请人是否曾经历过失望或失败？如果是这样，他们是如何反应的？ 是否有任何我们应该注意的不寻常的家庭或社区情况？
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