DearAdmissionsCommittee:
Amongallthestudentswhohavereceivedmyinstructioninthecoursesof“InternationalMarketing”and“StrategicManagement”atABCUniversity,Mr.JohnDoeisoneofthefewwhostoodoutandleftwithmeapositiveimpression.Therefore,IamconfidenttorecommendthisyoungmantoyourprestigiousMBAprogram.
Johnisabrightandaggressiveindividualwhopossessesastrongmotivationtolearnandexcelinhiscoursework.Unlikemostofhispeers,whogainedknowledgemerelyfromschoollecturing,Johnwouldspendagreatamountofeffortsandtimeinreadingoutsidearticlesandtextbooksandsharehisideaswiththeclass.Inaddition,asanopen-mindedindividualwhoneverletgoanylearningexperience,Johnoftencametomediscussingvariousquestionsandproblemsheencounteredinhiscoursework.
IwouldlikeherebytodrawuponaninstancethatIbelievefullyexemplifiesJohn’sacademicability.WhileattendingmyclasshepresentedanexcellentreportfocusingontheresearchoftheEuropeanCommunity(EC),inwhichhesharedwithushiscarefulobservationsonEC,andproposedanumberofinnovativesuggestionsforTaiwaneseindustriesthatwishedtogainsuccessfulpresenceinthatmarket.Havingnoticedhissuperiorabilitytoconductindependentresearchstudiesandtosupporthisargumentswithlogicalquantitativeanalyses,IrecommendedJohntosubmithispapertotheAccountingStatisticsQuarterlypublishedbytheExecutiveYuanofR.O.C..Needlesstosay,Johnhasacquiredveryhighmarksinbothofmycourses.
TheverypositiveimpressionmadebyJohnhasbeenrepeatedlyre-enforcedbyhisstrongperformanceinvariousextracurricularactivities.Johnhasmanagedtoearnfullconfidencefrommeinhissoundmanagerialpotentialbydemonstratinganintelligence,aggressiveness,andleadershipqualityinbothacademicandextracurricularcontexts.
Ingeneral,IconsiderJohnaverypromisingapplicanttoyouresteemedMBAprogram.Ihavetheleastreservationonhispotentialtosucceedinhisfutureeducationalaswellasprofessionalpursuit,andwillbemorethanhappytodiscusswithyouanymatterspertainingtothisreferenceletter.
Sincerelyyours,
JerrySmith,Ph.D.Professor