#推荐信既然要起到“推荐”的作用，选对推荐人自然是重中之重。从这个角度看，推荐人所在领域与学生所申请专业越匹配，推荐信的作用就越大。

这是因为，招生官希望从推荐信里了解申请人在专业领域的学习能力与潜力。比如，学生要申请金融工程专业，如果推荐人能凸显申请者在建模、编程和金融等方面的能力，则对录取有很大帮助。

从这个角度出发，推荐人的选择通常为专业课老师、课题研究导师、专门负责学生学习和生活工作的辅导员或班主任、系主任或院长、工作实习的领导、公司的经理、相关业界的“大佬”等。

在推荐信中，这些人能够以第三人称，从客观角度来介绍申请人的性格特点、科研能力、学术水平、组织能力和领导能力等。同时，也要尽量选择对申请人有深入了解的推荐人。这样，才能将申请人的优势更好地阐述出来。

#撰写推荐信自然有技巧，以及需要注意的事项。推荐信的内容包括但不限于：

1、申请人与推荐人的关系、认识时间；2、申请人的长处和不足；3、申请人的关键品质和独特个性（如智力、创造力、自信心、人格魅力等）情况，以及在其所属群体中的突出程度。

将推荐信核心考察点细分下去，大致可将其总结为三类：一是教育背景、学习能力；二是综合素质、活动表现;三是学习或工作经历、发展前景。

同时，要注意避开以下雷点：

1.无数的推荐信都写被推荐人上课时积极表达自己的观点，下课后还继续与教师讨论学术问题，但是谈论什么问题，却总是没有具体的例子。

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.很多同学找到自认为很有价值的推荐人写推荐信，但是他们以前并不相识或者熟悉。为了在信中制造一个他们相识的合理情况，他们往往会用雷同的事例。因为太多的人这么写，失去了可信度。

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.

3.有些推荐信的内容太荒唐了，让人不敢相信。　　

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. 　　

4.语言太夸张，完全失去了说服力。有的推荐信，甚至把被推荐人写的比推荐人水平还高。

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.

5.为了表明被推荐人做事细致认真，推荐人总是喜欢在推荐信中提到：他总是第一个到实验室，最后一个离开。试想一下，如果你是录取委员会的成员，你天天都读到同样的内容，你会是什么样的感觉。

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