DearSirorxxx:
ItakegreatpleasureinrecommendingRenRen,oneofmyfavoritestudents,foradmissionintoyourdistinguishedgraduateprogram.
Mr.Renwasadmittedin1986at14yearsofageintotheSPECIALCLASSfortheGIFTEDYOUTHS,myuniversity'suniqueprogramthatcaterstotheintellectualneedsofunusuallytalentedChineseyoungsters.Itwasarareprivilegeheearnedwithhisnearlyimpeccableacademicperformancethroughtheyearsofhiselementaryandsecondaryschool.
Heimpressedmealmostasheenteredintomyuniversity,amajorcradleofChina'sscientificandtechnologicaltalents.Atthetime,membersoftheGiftedClassallhadtospendhalfamonthstudyingbythemselvestheprinciplesofcalculusandthentakeanexamsothatwecouldevaluatetheirself-studycapability.Mr.Renscoredthehighestgradeinthatexam.Healsoexhibitedakeenlywhettedmindduringclassdiscussions.Tomyregretatthetime,hisEnglishwasnotasgoodashismathematicsorphysics.ButInoticedhemadeapointofworkingespeciallyhardinimprovinghisEnglishduringhisfiveundergraduateyearswithus.Bynow,heseemstobeatleastasproficientinEnglishasmostofhisformerclassmatesintheGiftedClass.
InmyexperiencewithMr.Ren,Iwasimpressedwithnotonlyhisextraordinaryintelligencebutalsohisambitionsandpersistence.IamsurethatMr.Renwillbeanoutstandingstudentinanydoctoralprogramthathemaycaretoenrollin.SoIwouldliketosupporthimfirmlyinhisquestrecommendationintoaccountwhenconsideringhisapplication.Iwouldgreatlyappreciateityoudecidetoaccepthimashewishes.
Yourssincerelyxxxx
ProfessorandDeputyHead