申请美国留学的时候,如果能够获得教授的推荐信,对于申请有着莫大的帮助。那么我们应该如何向教授索要推荐信呢?本文致远教育小编用一封帮申请者写过的邮件作为模板(文中均为化名),以飨读者。但请记住,没有唯一的做法,论述方式可以多种多样,但是必需要素也是万变不离其宗。
如果非要解构一个向老师索要推荐信的邮件的架构,也可大致如下:
1.第一段,先表明来意,说明个人要申请的专业以及何时申请。同时礼貌性地询问老师是否愿意为你写作推荐信。
2.第二段,帮助老师回忆你与他的故事,例如你上过他的课程,你在他课程上写过的期中论文和期末论文,又或者做过的presentation,乃至于某个project以及portfolio等等。总之,请记得,推荐信同样需要论证,老师也不希望写泛泛而谈的评价,基于证据的评价(evidence-basedassessment)也是最有说服力的。为什么要这样?因为一个班很多人,没有老师真的可以记住跟每个学生每一个故事,甚至有不少老师可能都会让学生提供初稿。
3.第三段,说明一下自己附上的文件。例如CV,essay,dissertation,又或者是自己即将要申请的programmelist,让老师知道你要申请的专业数量以及申请什么国家和地区。同时告诉他们大约的时间和deadline。
4.最后,如果你是转专业的,也请告诉老师,你CV当中有什么实习经历或者科研经历,让你产生了某些知识转向,同时也可能有了更加清晰的职业规划,因此才计划进行转专业申请。如果推荐人确实要为你写一封强推(strongrecommendation),他一定会帮助你说明你的cleargoal跟你的知识转向有什么关系,为什么这些programme会助益于你的人生发展。
以上仅为要点说明,至于段落顺序,各位自行斟酌!
下面为向教授索要推荐信邮件范文:
DearProf.PeterHo,
Ihopethisletterfindsyouwell.
Atthecurrentstage,Iamplanningtoapplyforadmissionsofthegraduateprogrammesof2022-2023academicyearintheUK.So,Iamwritingtorequestarecommendationfromyoutosupportmyapplications.
Inthepasttwoyears,IhavetakentwoofyourcoursesnamelyPolticalSociologyandSocialMovementsStudiesin2019springtermand2020falltermrespectively.AsIcanrecall,Isumittedtwosummativeessaystoyou,whichdisscusstherelationshipbetweenaccountabilitypoliticsandauthoritarianresilience,andthecomteporarydebatesinthenewdirectionsinthetheoryofpoliticalopportunitystructure,respectively.Theyhavebeenhighlyappreciatedbyyou,asevidencedinthepositiveremarksandhighscores.
Asidefromtheperformanceinthedegreecourserequirements,Ialsocollaboratedwithyoutoconductthefieldworkontheanti-incineratorprotest,fromwhichwehavedevelopedittoapublicationwhosemainaimistounravelthetheoreticalpuzzleabouttherelationshipbetweenprotestdiffusionwaveandtheresourcesmobilizationinauthoritariansetting.
Asyoumayknow,IamtakingupamajorinJournalismandCommunication,whichisnotthebestdisciplineformetoexploremyintellectualinterestsinthefieldofcomparativepoliticsandpoliticalsociology.IsupposethatmyeducationexperienceasanexchangestudentunderyourguidancehasmademedeterminedtotransermyacademicconcernsfromCommunicationStudiestoSociologyinMaster’sprogremme,whichcouldserveasthefoundationformetofurthermyintellectualexplorationsinthefieldofSocialMovementStudies.
PleasefindattachedmyCVincludingmyeducationbackground,internshipexperience,researchprojectsandpublicationlist.Also,youcouldalsofindmysubmittedessaysintheattachments.Iassumethattheymightbehelpfulforyoutowriteastrongrecommendation.Lastbutnottheleast,IhavealsoattachedtheprogrammelistthatIhaveselected,whichincludestheMAinSociologicalResearchatUniversityofManchester,MPhilinSociology(politicsandeconomics)atCambridgeUniversity,MScinPoliticsandSocietyatLSEetc..TherespectivedeadlineforeachprogrammeisclearlyinformedbythisExcelldocument.
Ifyouneedmoreinformation,pleasefeelfreetocontactme.ThankyouforreadingmyemailandIamverymuchlookingtohearingfromyou.
Best,
Kingsley