美國留學申請一般需要申請者提交1-3篇推薦信，而好的推薦信能幫申請者順利申請美國留學，今天美嘉導師就教大家如何寫好推薦信，寫推薦信要避免哪些錯誤？

1.無數(shù)的推薦信都寫被推薦人上課時積極表達自己的觀點，下課后還繼續(xù)與教師討論學術問題，但是談論什么問題，卻總是沒有具體的例子。如：

In class, she was an active participant, often raising incisive questions and providing solutions to problems. We often discussed new and more efficient solutions to a problem. Always actively participating in class, asking perceptive and challenging questions

2.為了用事例說明被推薦人不斷地汲取各種知識，很多推薦人都在推薦信中這樣寫道：我經(jīng)?？匆奨XX在圖書館閱讀各類專業(yè)圖書和英語雜志。但是在圖書館學習是一個學生日常生活的一部分，正如一個司機在開車，一個農民在地里干活并不能說明他們與別的司機或者農民有什么不同，更不能說明有什么值得稱道的。

Very often I find her reading concentratedly in the library with books or English periodicals in his hands.

3.很多同學找到自認為很有價值的推薦人寫推薦信，但是他們以前并不相識或者熟悉，為了在信中制造一個他們相識的合理情況，他們都用同樣的事例：被推薦人參加了推薦人的一次講座，講座結束或中間休息或上課時，被推薦人向推薦人提出了一些很有挑戰(zhàn)性的問題，于是推薦人就對被推薦人留下了深刻的印象。同上面的例子一樣，這樣的事例缺乏真實性。教授們在講座結束后往往只有幾分鐘的時間回答很多同學的提問，他不可能對某位同學留下特別的印象。即使是真實的，也因為太多的人這么寫，失去了可信度。

I first noticed Mr. Xie in 1999, when I gave a lecture to students majoring in microelectronics. At the end of the presentation Mr. Xie approached me and asked several perceptive and challenging questions, which demonstrated his vast background knowledge and swift grasp of the ideas I had expounded

4.有些推薦信的內容太荒唐了，讓人不敢相信。

As his advisor, I was immediately impressed by his enthusiasm and diligence towards his studies. Several times I would telephone him before seven in the morning, only to find his dormitory mates sleepily answering that he had left for his studies.

5.語言太夸張，完全失去了說服力。有的推薦信把被推薦人寫的比推薦人水平還高。讀完這樣的推薦信，外國教授不禁要想，既然這位同學的水平如此之高，他就不需要再進修了。而且一般推薦人都為被推薦人的老師及上司，這樣寫也讓外國教授懷疑推薦人的水平。

In my numerous years of teaching experience rarely have I seen as talented or dedicated a student as Mr. Liu. I consider him my own source of inspiration.

6.為了表明被推薦人做事細致認真，推薦人總是喜歡在推薦信中提到：他總是個到實驗室，后一個離開。這樣的事例幾乎是每位申請者要寫到的內容。試想一下，如果你是錄取委員會的成員，你天天都讀到同樣的內容，你會是什么樣的感覺。

The first to arrive and the last to leave, she took pride in making sure that everything was in order and well maintained.

7.為了表明被推薦人學習態(tài)度端正，推薦人喜歡在推薦信中舉例說明：他總是坐在教室的排聽講。這也不見得就是一種美德。坐在后面的同學都是不努力的嗎？

He would often sit within the first few rows, frequently raising questions and clarifying concepts that were unclear to him/I first became acquainted with Mr.Wang at my lecture, where he sat in the first row and impressed me with his full concentration and enthusiastic participation in class discussions

8. 為了說明被推薦人勤奮好學，推薦人經(jīng)常在推薦信中寫到這樣的事實：被推薦人總是要求推薦人推薦一些相關的書籍，或是被推薦人向推薦人借書看。這樣的事例太雷同了，缺乏獨特性。

To broaden his intellectual horizons, he has often asked me to introduce books and journals for him to read. Actually, he had borrowed so many books from my personal collection that he left quite a large part of my bookcase empty.