Applying for studying abroad generally requires 2-3 letters of recommendation, that is, you need to find 2-3 references. The common practice is that the teacher writes the content, and then you translate it into English yourself, or you can write it yourself and ask the teacher to sign it, as long as your teacher approves of this practice. No matter which method you use, you must first find a good reference. The referee must be very familiar with the applicant and be able to understand the applicant from a more comprehensive perspective.

Don't blindly pursue the position of the referee, consider familiarity first. The referees needed by the admission committee should have close contact with the applicants and have a full understanding of their academic level and personal abilities. So choose between a teacher who knows you well and an unfamiliar principal, and choose a teacher.

At the same time, avoid choosing the same type of referee and show your advantages and strengths from different aspects. So if you are a student, you can find two academic referees and one internship referee.

Close communication

Once the referee is determined, it is necessary to start in-depth communication with the referee. There are many students studying abroad, and the recommender may have to write letters of recommendation to multiple students at the same time, so contact the recommender as soon as possible. Try to interview referees and talk about your achievements, the major you applied for, and your future planning and development. Let referees have a better understanding of themselves and their applied majors. Remember to bring your resume and personal statement when you interview. On the one hand, it makes the recommender know himself better, on the other hand, it also makes the recommender more targeted when writing the recommendation letter.

3. Contents of recommendation letter

Generally speaking, the applicant can't see the contents of the letter of recommendation. However, when discussing with the referees in detail, you can first explain what characteristics the school you are applying for pays attention to. A letter of recommendation full of praise without examples is not what the admission Committee wants to see, so the content of the letter of recommendation must be consistent with the details of your personal statement and resume.

The recommendation letter mainly includes the following contents:

Is the relationship between the referee and the applicant a professor? Or a mentor as an intern?

Familiarity: For example, the professor has taught 2-3 courses and is the instructor of course papers.

Advantages and strengths of the applicant; Excellent academic performance and research ability; Outstanding performance in work; Special talents, such as art, sports, skills, etc. All these features need examples to support. Enumerating some specific data and details will let the admission Committee see the excellent characteristics of the applicant from the examples. You can also highlight the advantages of the applicant by comparing with your peers with appropriate comparisons.

Precautions:

It is best to control the recommendation letter within one page, so as to be concise and well-founded.

② The recommendation letter is finally printed on the stationery of the school/company, which requires the personal signature of the recommender.

Pay attention to remind the recommender that the link submitted by the recommendation letter is valid.

④ Avoid relatives or family members as referees. If you are an intern in a family business, you must not show blood relationship when writing letters of recommendation, if you must ask relatives to recommend you.