[讨论]教授写的推荐信很短

fengkunliu

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

One page should be enough.

galluplinc

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

buckeyeTD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.