DepartmentoftheSPECIALCLASSGIFTEDforYOUTHS
UniversityofScienceandTechnology
Hefei,Anhui230026,P.R.China
July1,1998
DearSirorxxx:
ItakegreatpleasureinrecommendingRenRen,oneofmyfavoritestudents,foradmissionintoyourdistinguishedgraduateprogram.
Mr.Renwasadmittedin1986at14yearsofageintotheSPECIALCLASSfortheGIFTEDYOUTHS,myuniversitysuniqueprogramthatcaterstotheintellectualneedsofunusuallytalentedChineseyoungsters.Itwasarareprivilegeheearnedwithhisnearlyimpeccableacademicperformancethroughtheyearsofhiselementaryandsecondaryschool.
Heimpressedmealmostasheenteredintomyuniversity,amajorcradleofchinasscientificandtechnologicaltalents.Atthetime,membersoftheGiftedClassallhadtospendhalfamonthstudyingbythemselvestheprinciplesofcalculusandthentakeanexamsothatwecouldevaluatetheirself-studycapability.Mr.Renscoredthehighestgradeinthatexam.Healsoexhibitedakeenlywhettedmindduringclassdiscussions.Tomyregretatthetime,hisEnglishwasnotasgoodashismathematicsorphysics.ButInoticedhemadeapointofworkingespeciallyhardinimprovinghisEnglishduringhisfiveundergraduateyearswithus.Bynow,heseemstobeatleastasproficientinEnglishasmostofhisformerclassmatesintheGiftedClass.
InmyexperiencewithMr.Ren,Iwasimpressedwithnotonlyhisextraordinaryintelligencebutalsohisambitionsandpersistence.IamsurethatMr.Renwillbeanoutstandingstudentinanydoctoralprogramthathemaycaretoenrollin.SoIwouldliketosupporthimfirmlyinhisquestrecommendationintoaccountwhenconsideringhisapplication.Iwouldgreatlyappreciateityoudecidetoaccepthimashewishes.
Yourssincerely
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ProfessorandDeputyHead