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推荐信（Recommendation Letter）写作技巧 　　OK. Youve written a dynamite personal statement and filled out the applications. Youre coping with school, work, research, volunteer commitments, and applications when all of a sudden you get an unexpected curve ball. One of your recommenders says. I really want to help you get into grad school. Why dont you write the letter of rec, and Ill sign it. That way it will emphasize exactly what you think is most important. 　　You of course graciously acknowledge the recommenders good intentions and thank him or her for the outstanding idea. Inwardly you panic, curse, and think, I cant write one more word. When am I going to find the time to do it? And what on earth am I supposed to say? 　　Relax. Ill tell you what a recommender should say. In fact, you can pass these tips on to your recommenders in case they dont know what to say and dont ask you to say it. 　　10 Tips for Recommenders 　　1.Review a copy of the applicants personal statement or application essays so that your letter of recommendation can dovetail with--not conflict with or duplicate--the rest of the application. 　　2.Ask the applicant to supply you with additional information like a resume. 　　3.Describe your qualifications for comparing the applicant to other applicants. 　　I have been teaching for twenty years and have advised approximately 450 students on independent research projects over the last five years. 　　I have personally supervised ten interns every summer for the last five years plus worked with over two hundred college graduates in my capacity as trainer for Big Bank Corp. 　　4.Discuss how well you know the applicant. 　　I was able to get to know Mr. Doe because he made it a point to attend two of my sections every week when only one was required. 　　Ms. Smith reported directly to me for two years prior to her well-deserved promotion to the position of Assistant Campaign Manager 　　5.Choose two to three qualities that you observed in the applicant. 　　Jane has a rare bl