2015推薦信寫作注意事項
幾乎所有美國大學的申請都需要推薦信。以下的一些指導將幫助你瞭解尋求推薦信的物件和方式。
1、讓合適的人來推薦你
許多學生會犯這樣的錯誤：從有權有勢的遠房親戚那裡得到推薦信。這個策略經常會適得其反。你姑姑的鄰居的繼父也許認識比爾蓋茨，但比爾蓋茨不瞭解你，不能寫出一封有意義的推薦信。這類名人推薦信會讓你的申請看起來很膚淺。最佳的推薦人是同你一起工作過的老師、教練和導師。選擇那些能夠詳細描述你在工作中所體現出熱情和能力的`人。
2、禮貌地請求
記住，你是在尋求幫助。你的推薦人有權拒絕你的請求。不要認為某人有義務為你寫推薦信，要知道寫推薦信會佔用大量時間，更何況你的推薦人已經有一大堆事情要做。當然，大多數老師會為你寫推薦信，但在請求時應該附上合適的感謝詞以表達你的感激之情。
3、留出寬裕的時間
如果截止日期是週五，不要在週四才想起你的推薦信。尊重你的推薦人，給他/她最少幾周的時間完成你的推薦信。你的請求已經加重了推薦人的負擔，最後一刻的請求是一個更大的負擔。
4、提供詳細的說明
確保你的推薦人知道推薦信什麼時候截止，應該寄往哪裡。而且，一定要告訴推薦人你上大學的目標，這樣他們可以在信裡重點強調相關問題。
5、提供郵票和信封
你想讓寫信的過程對推薦人來說盡可能輕鬆。一定要給他們寫好地址、貼上郵票的信封。這一步可以確保你的推薦信被寄往正確的地方。
6、不要怕提醒你的推薦人
一些人做事拖延，而其他人健忘。你不想對任何人嘮叨，但如果你覺得自己的推薦信還沒被寫好，偶爾的提醒是必要的。你可以用禮貌的方式去提醒。避免語氣太過強硬，比如“史密斯先生，你寫完我的推薦信了嗎?”。而是要禮貌地說：“史密斯先生，再次感謝您幫我寫推薦信。”如果史密斯先生確實還沒有寫，你已經幫助他記起了自己的責任。
7、寄送感謝賀卡
在推薦信被寫完並且寄出去之後，隨即對你的推薦人表示感謝。一張簡單的卡片就可以表明你重視他們的付出。這是個雙贏的結果：你表現出成熟和負責，而你的推薦人則覺得備受感激。
範文參考：
Dear Colleagues:
As Dean and President of Academic Committee of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering Department in Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, which enjoys high reputation in Asian telecommunication field, I am very pleased in recommending Mr. Gregory Tang to study in your renowned university.
I was his teacher of the compulsory course of encoding and data processing and the director of his graduation thesis. And we also had very close contact when he was the chief editor of our departmental newspaper, so I knew him quite well about his academic performance and personal character.
In my course of encoding and data processing, he revealed keen appetite for knowledge by his attentive and active class participation. His well-founded mastery of the course supported by his solid mathematics background won him the first place in the class with the term final score of 96, topping all of his fellow students. His remarkable performance in this course had given me very deep impression.
Mr. Gregory Tang is well known in the department for his diligence and perseverance in study and researches. When he was taking part in SONY Cup National University and College Students Electronic Design Competition, I could always find him doing experiments in the lab, even late at night. And the AI Electric Scoreboard System designed by his team finally won the 2nd prize after intense competition with electronic aces from every corner of this country.
In November 1999, the appraisal team decided to recommend Mr. Gregory Tang to be enrolled as graduate students with exemption of entrance exams. But at last because of his personal pursuit and plan of development, he abandoned this recommendation. I respected his choice of personal orientation though I felt his refusal of this offer a pity. Before his graduation, he mentioned to me in a conversation that he planned to work for two years and then would apply to study abroad. I felt quite glad of his plan as by my knowledge this university is of great fame and I also believe he can further enhance his capabilities of every aspect in this field if educated in a more liberal academic environment.
Therefore, I hereby strongly support Mr. Gregory Tang‘s application to be enrolled by your program. And his extraordinary performance I have learned through direct or indirect contacts, along with his working experience in R&D of Hutchison Telecommunications have made me convinced that he will be an outstanding candidate deserving your favorable consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Professor, Dean of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering Department,
President of Academic Committee, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications