关于推荐信调查的问题

各位前辈，

小弟有一事请教：

校方调查推荐信真实情况时，是只问推荐人写没写，还是连具体内容也问？

我的推荐人让我自己写，他签字，内容他根本不看（一是不懂英语，二是记性不好），如果校方问信的内容，肯定答不上来。

大家有无相同情况经历的呀！

谢了先

同问

呵呵， 有同样的问题。 我的推荐人是让我自己写， 写好他看看， 指点一下， 就算可以了。

不知道他还能不能记得推荐信的内容。

Different Bschools have different policy. Generally they won't call each of your reference for confirmation--they must also consider their cost and benefit. Rather, they mostly will seek inconsistency in your application materials--if your reference letter provide further evidence about your academic performance, professional potential or personalities that you claim in your essays or represent in your application form. Once they find inconsistency, they may choose 1) ask you to explain these things in the interview ; 2)email --seldom call--your reference to check it up 3) discredit your application -- especially when most ad com know that Chinese reference seldom write the recommendation letter and has a tradition of saying no bad words.

These are what I see from some interviews with ad com, as well as hear from others' experience.

Best suggestions are:

Write the reference strategically: use recommendations as a supportive evidence of what you claim in your essays, give more details about your complishments and/or give new examples of your character/potental, etc.

Write your recommendation rationally: don't brag on yourself. Pointing out some suggestions on improvement seems reasonable and convincing

keep contact with your reference: Inform him of your contact methods and tell him to notify you in case school email/calls him.

Good luck !

Thank Dreamer5, I got it.