recommendation letters – BE CAREFUL 3

tinaxueMIT · 发表于 2010-8-25 04:54:37

Anyone reading my posts should know that I work in MIT’s admissions office.

It is not a secret that lots of students write their own recommendation letters. If you are writing your own recommendation letters you really need to be careful. ‘

3)BE OBJECTIVE
I see this problem with girls the most. Lots of girls will have write “XXX is a lovely girl” – NO ONE CARES. You will not be accepted into the program because you are nice or lovely or cute. So keep the reference letter focused on academics, work, leadership, success, etc.
Having this part in your reference letter also makes us think that there is an inappropriate relationship and damages the professor’s credibility. Remember that when a Chinese name is written in PinYin, for the average US reader, we cannot tell if the professor is male or female. So definitely try to avoid this.

In summary, the most important things in a recommendation letter are details, objectivity, and credibility!!!

recommendation letters – BE CAREFUL 3

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