[讨论]教授写的推荐信很短

fengkunliu · 发表于 2006-11-2 02:27:00

我的三个推荐教授其中有一个推荐信写得很短。情况是这样的：

我大四的时候听过他的一个学期的OM课，并且我表现很好，给他的印象很好，那门课的ranking也很高，但他对我没有再多的了解了。

转眼研究生上完两年了，其间也没选他的课。现在我让他帮我写推荐信他很愿意帮助，但他很忙，只给我写了不足一张，主要就说了我上他的那门课的时候表现很好，英语能力也很好等等，但都是三言两语一带而过。我想很多地方都可以写得更详细一些，我当然也可以自己再补充一些让他签字，但不知道他会不会同意。假如不同意的话，这么短的一封推荐信会有很大作用吗？

最近就要寄材料了，着急啊。很想听听前辈们的意见！拜托拜托！

ProfCPA · 发表于 2006-11-2 02:36:00

One page should be enough.

galluplinc · 发表于 2006-11-2 02:45:00

as far as I know, two or three-page reference letter weighs a lot than one-page

buckeyeTD · 发表于 2006-11-2 03:04:00

In the U.S., it is hard to image a 2-3 page letter written by your professor. Even those letters with which you are seeking for a facluty job would not be more than 2 pages in most cases.

dandy · 发表于 2006-11-2 03:11:00

以下是引用kevinleihuang在2006-11-2 2:45:00的发言：

as far as I know, two or three-page reference letter weighs a lot than one-page

But anything in the letter should be true and relevant. No one cares about flattering words.

pumpkin · 发表于 2006-11-2 06:30:00

You can talk with him, telling him the points that you would like him to touch in the recommendation. Then, you can ask for his opinion.

galluplinc · 发表于 2006-11-2 12:01:00

以下是引用buckeyeTD在2006-11-2 3:04:00的发言：
In the U.S., it is hard to image a 2-3 page letter written by your professor. Even those letters with which you are seeking for a facluty job would not be more than 2 pages in most cases.

if you are really a guy with research potential and you have plenty of research experience, it's normal for American professors to write a 2-page or 3-page reference letter for you

buckeyeTD · 发表于 2006-11-2 14:27:00

以下是引用kevinleihuang在2006-11-2 12:01:00的发言：

if you are really a guy with research potential and you have plenty of research experience, it's normal for American professors to write a 2-page or 3-page reference letter for you

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sm1 · 发表于 2006-11-2 21:15:00

I read a reference letter for helping a PhD graduate from Maryland to find a job of assistant professor. Her supervisor only wrote 1 page (1.5 spacing).

fengkunliu · 发表于 2006-11-2 21:45:00

Seems that it is OK for a one page recommendation, since my professor gave me a high remark in the letter.

I think the content, rather than the length, plays a more important role.

Anyway, the letter is up to my professor, I may just leave it as it was, got no more time for it.

[讨论]教授写的推荐信很短

[讨论]教授写的推荐信很短

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